age regression

noun — 2 senses

age regression

noun
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, Literature, Media, Publishing The physical reversion to a younger age, sometimes spontaneously and non-consensually.

Derived terms
agere, agereg
Related terms
age regress, age regressor

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