retrograde (
http://definr.com/retrograde)
adj 1: (astronomy) moving from east to west on the celestial
sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction
opposite to that of the Earth [ant:
direct]
2: of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma
[ant:
anterograde]
3: going from better to worse [syn:
declining,
deteriorating,
failing,
regressing,
retrogressive]
4: moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or
contrary to a previous direction [syn:
retral]
v 1: move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies
2: move in a direction contrary to the usual one; of stars and
planets
3: move back; "The glacier retrogrades" [syn:
retreat]
4: go back over; "retrograde arguments" [syn:
rehash]
5: get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition [syn:
regress,
retrogress] [ant:
progress]