relapse

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/ɹɪˈlæps/

verb 4noun 3

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

acute

VERB + RELAPSE

suffer

cause, trigger

Missing her medication for a week caused a serious relapse in her condition.

prevent

RELAPSE + VERB

occur

PREP

in ~

The patient had a setback, but the doctor said a minor relapse in recovery was quite common.

PHRASES

a risk of relapse

Definitions

verb

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 relapse into a stupor, into vice, or into barbarism

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

The act or situation of relapsing.

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a failure to maintain a higher state

backsliding
lapse
lapsing
relapsing
reversion
reverting

verb — go back to bad behavior

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He has improved recently but keeps relapsing into states of utter confusion.

Wiktionary

to relapse into a stupor, into vice, or into barbarism

Wiktionary

to relapse into slumber after being disturbed

Wiktionary

a drug relapse

Wiktionary

Alas! from what high hope to what relapse / Unlooked for are we fallen!

Wiktionary

Sami had a drug relapse.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, relapse is marked as informal, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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