1.
reversal; regression; relapse; going backward
Returning to a previous or worse state after progress had been made. Used for situations, conditions, and processes that move backward.
景気が逆戻りした。
The economy went into reverse.
交渉が振り出しに逆戻りしてしまった。
The negotiations went right back to square one.
せっかく体重を落としたのに、食べ過ぎて逆戻りしてしまった。
I finally lost the weight, but I overate and it all came back.
USAGE:
逆戻り conveys the frustration of losing progress. It implies that effort was made but the situation has returned to where it started — or worse.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 逆戻りする (to go backward, to relapse)
- 振り出しに逆戻り (back to square one)
- 元に逆戻りする (to revert to the original state)
GRAMMAR:
Used as a noun or with する to form an intransitive verb.