relapse
relapse · relapses
рецидив
рецидив
Rückfall, Rezidiv
The act or situation of relapsingThe act or situation of relapsing.
/ɹɪˈlæps/
» Tom has relapsed again.
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3 sensesThe act or situation of relapsing.
a drug relapse
Rückfall, Rezidiv
рециди́вrecidív
рециди́вrecydýv
An occasion when a person becomes ill again after a period of improvement
(obsolete)One who has relapsed, or fallen back into error; a backslider.
More definitions
- a failure to maintain a higher state
Examples
16 sentencesTom has relapsed again.
Tom had a relapse.
A few months later, Tom relapsed.
Rodrigo has recently relapsed on drugs.
He got out last time, relapsed, and went back in.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin relapsus, past participle of relabi (“to slide back, fall back”), from re- (“baFrom Latin relapsus, past participle of relabi (“to slide back, fall back”), from re- (“back”) + labi (“to slip, slide, fall”).
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Forms
plural: relapsesSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- a failure to maintain a higher state:backslidinglapselapsingrelapsingreversionreverting