age regression

English

Noun

age regression (countable and uncountable, plural age regressions)

  1. A mental reversion to a younger age; used in therapy, as a coping mechanism, in roleplay or as a manifestation of a psychiatric issue.
  2. (fiction) The physical reversion to a younger age, sometimes spontaneously and non-consensually.

Derived terms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.