age regression

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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. The physical reversion to a younger age, sometimes spontaneously and non-consensually.

Word forms

age regression age regressions

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