age regression
age regression · age regressions
A mental reversion to a younger ageA mental reversion to a younger age; used in therapy, as a coping mechanism, in roleplay or as a manifestation of a psychiatric issue.
» In age regression lingo, when someone regresses and takes on the mentality of their younger self, they're in "little space."
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A mental reversion to a younger age; used in therapy, as a coping mechanism, in roleplay or as a manifestation of a psychiatric issue.
(countable, uncountable)The physical reversion to a younger age, sometimes spontaneously and non-consensually.
Examples
1 sentencesIn age regression lingo, when someone regresses and takes on the mentality of their younger self, they're in "little space."
Forms
plural: age regressions| Singular | age regression |
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Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable