Gestation and Retrogression

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Gestation noun - The state of containing unborn young within the body.

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Retrogression is an antonym for gestation.

Retrogression noun - The act or an instance of going back to an earlier and lower level especially of intelligence or behavior.

Usage example: social instability that has led to a retrogression of moral values and standards of decent behavior

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Gestation is an antonym for retrogression.

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