Pronunciations (3)
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/ɹɪˈlæps/
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/ˈɹiːˌlæps/
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ɹɪˈlæps
Verb
To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.
Usage- Intransitive
- Examples
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He has improved recently but keeps relapsing into states of utter confusion.
to relapse into a stupor, into vice, or into barbarism
More examples (2)
to relapse into slumber after being disturbed
Then we relapsed into a discomfited silence, and wished we were anywhere else. But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, and with such a hearty enjoyment that instead of getting angry and more mortified we began to laugh ourselves, and instantly felt better.
To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).
Usage- Intransitive
- of a disease
To return to a vice, especially self-harm or alcoholism, failing to maintain abstinence.
Usage- Informal
- Intransitive
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relapsed after 5 months of being clean
To slip or slide back physically; to turn back.
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You slip your hold and change your side, Relapsing from a necessary guide.
Noun
The act or situation of relapsing.
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a drug relapse
Alas! from what high hope to what relapse / Unlooked for are we fallen!
An occasion when a person becomes ill again after a period of improvement
One who has relapsed, or fallen back into error; a backslider.
Usage- Obsolete
Noun
a failure to maintain a higher state
- Broader terms
Verb
deteriorate in health
- Synonyms
- Broader terms
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he relapsed
go back to bad behavior
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Those who recidivate are often minor criminals