retrocession

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ret=ro=ces=sion

CIDE DICTIONARY

retrocession, n. [Cf. F. rétrocession. See Retrocede.].

•  The act of retroceding.  [1913 Webster]
•  The state of being retroceded, or granted back.  [1913 Webster]
•  Metastasis of an eruption or a tumor from the surface to the interior of the body.  [1913 Webster]

ROGET THESAURUS

retrocession

Regression

N regress, regression, retrocession, retrogression, retrograduation, retroaction, reculade, retreat, withdrawal, retirement, remigration, recession, recess, crab-like motion, refluence, reflux, backwater, regurgitation, ebb, return, resilience reflection, reflexion (recoil), flip-flop, volte-face, counter motion, retrograde motion, backward movement, motion in reverse, counter movement, counter march, veering, tergiversation, recidivation, backsliding, fall, deterioration, recidivism, recidivity, reversal, relapse, turning point, receding, retrograde, retrogressive, regressive, refluent, reflex, recidivous, resilient, crab-like, balky, reactionary, back, backwards, reflexively, to the right about, a reculons, a rebours, revenons a nos moutons, as you were.

Recession

N recession, retirement, withdrawal, retreat, retrocession, departure, recoil, flight, receding, distance oneself from a person.