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Retrogress (Verb)

Go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals".

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

After being released from prison, he began to retrogress to his old habits of stealing and vandalism.
The young man's behavior started to retrogress, and he found himself hanging out with the same bad crowd that had led him to trouble before.
The fear was that the newly reformed convict would retrogress to a life of crime if he was not provided with adequate support and supervision.
Despite attending therapy sessions, the person couldn't help but retrogress into their old ways of thinking, which only made their anxiety worse.
Rehabilitation programs often struggle to prevent former addicts from retrogressing to their destructive behavior when faced with stress or difficulties.

Get worse or fall back to a previous condition.

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The patient's condition started to retrogress after being taken off the medication.
Her mental health began to retrogress due to the increased stress and pressure at work.
If the climate change crisis isn't addressed, the planet will retrogress further into chaos.
The economic downturn caused the company to retrogress into financial instability.
The young boy's behavior started to retrogress after his parents got divorced, requiring extra care and attention.