noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
Describes moving backward to a previous state or physically turning back. Used for setbacks, relapses, or literal backtracking.
景気が逆戻りする可能性がある。
There is a possibility that the economy will regress.
道を間違えたので、駅まで逆戻りした。
I took the wrong road, so I backtracked to the station.
治療の効果がなく、症状が逆戻りした。
The treatment was ineffective and the symptoms relapsed.