RELAPSE
/ɹɪˈlæps/ ► audio Scrabble 9 Words With Friends 11
Definition
- noun a failure to maintain a higher state.
— synonyms: backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapsing, reversion, reverting
- verb deteriorate in health.
— synonyms: get_worse
- verb go back to bad behavior.
— synonyms: lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall_back
Examples
- “a drug relapse”
- “He has improved recently but keeps relapsing into states of utter confusion.”
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