relapse
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relapse
- /ɹɪˈlæps/
- /ˈɹiːˌlæps/
Rhymes with -æps
Where it comes from
From Latin relapsus, past participle of relabi (“to slide back, fall back”), from re- (“back”) + labi (“to slip, slide, fall”).
verb relapses · relapsing · relapsed
- To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice. He has improved recently but keeps relapsing into states of utter confusion.
- To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).
- To return to a vice, especially self-harm or alcoholism, failing to maintain abstinence. relapsed after 5 months of being clean
- To slip or slide back physically; to turn back. You slip your hold and change your side, Relapsing from a necessary guide.
noun relapses
- The act or situation of relapsing. a drug relapse
- An occasion when a person becomes ill again after a period of improvement
- One who has relapsed, or fallen back into error; a backslider.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: recidivate, retrogress, backsliding, regress, recidivism, reversion, lapse, lapsing, fall back, get worse, reverting, backslide, retreat, regression, reoffend, recurrence
Translations
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verb To fall back again
| Español | reincidir, recaer |
|---|---|
| Português | reincidir, recair |
| Français | rechuter |
| Deutsch | zurückfallen |
| Italiano | ricadere, recidivare |
| Română | recidiva |
| Русский | впадать vpadatʹ |
verb (medicine) To recur; to worsen
| Español | recaer, recidivar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ぶり返す burikaesu |
| Português | recair |
| Deutsch | sich verschlimmern, sich verschlechtern |
| Italiano | recidivare |
| Ελληνικά | υποτροπιάζω ypotropiázo |
| Русский | обостряться obostrjatʹsja, рецидивировать recidivirovatʹ |
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title = {relapse},
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