relapse

re·lapse  (r-lps)

intr.v. re·lapsed, re·laps·ing, re·laps·es

1. To fall or slide back into a former state.

2. To regress after partial recovery from illness.

3. To slip back into bad ways; backslide.

n. (rlps, r-lps)

A falling back into a former state, especially after apparent improvement.

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[Middle English relapsen, to forswear, from Latin relb, relps-, to fall back gradually : re-, re- + lb, to slide.]

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re·lapser n.

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relapse

Verb

[-lapsing, -lapsed]

to fall back into bad habits or illness

Noun

1. the act of relapsing

2. the return of ill health after an apparent or partial recovery [Latin re- back + labi to slip]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	relapse - a failure to maintain a higher state backsliding, lapsing, relapsing, reverting, lapse, reversion failure - an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test" recidivism - habitual relapse into crime
Verb	1.	relapse - deteriorate in health; "he relapsed" get worse change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
	2.	relapse - go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" recidivate, retrogress, regress, lapse, fall back retrovert, revert, turn back, regress, return - go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"

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relapse

verb 1. lapse, revert, degenerate, slip back, fail, weaken, fall back, regress, backslide, retrogress

verb 2. worsen, deteriorate, sicken, weaken, fail, sink, fade << OPPOSITE recover

noun 3. lapse, regression, fall from grace, reversion, backsliding, recidivism, retrogression

noun 4. worsening, setback, deterioration, recurrence, turn for the worse, weakening << OPPOSITE recovery

Translations

relapse [rɪˈlæps] n (MED) → recaída;

(into crime) → reincidencia

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relapse [rɪˈlæps] n (Med) → rechute f

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relapse [rɪˈlæps] n (Med) → Rückfall m

vi to relapse into → zurückfallen in +acc

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relapse [rɪˈlæps] n (MED) → ricaduta

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relapse

v relapse [rəˈlӕps]

to return to a former bad or undesirable state (eg ill health, bad habits). insink يَرْتَد إلى وَضْعِ سَيِّء، يَنْتَكِس изпадам в предишно състояние znovu upadnout (do) falde tilbage zurückfallen υποτροπιάζω, ξανακυλώ tener una recaída tagasi langema, kehvenema عود کردن sortua/sairastua uudelleen faire une rechute לְדרדֵר חֲזָרָה फिर कष्ट में पड़ना zapasti u staro stanje, vratiti se prijašnjem grijehu (poroku) visszaesik kambuh falla aftur í sama farið (avere una ricaduta) 逆戻りする (나쁜 상태로) 되돌아가다, 재발하다 atkristi, vėl imti/pulti/nugrimzti atkārtoties; atgriezties (kādā stāvoklī) kembali sakit terugvallen få tilbakefall mieć nawrót, ponownie popaść recair a reveni (la) снова впадать; снова предаваться znova upadnúť (do) poslabšati se (stanje) vratiti se återfalla กลับสู่สภาพเดิม yeniden ...-e dönmek, depreşmek (舊病)復發 знову захворіти بری عادت یا بیماری میں پھر سے مبتلا ہونا tái phát （旧病）复发

n

a return to a former bad or undesirable state, especially ill health. insinking إنْتِكاس، إرْتِداد връщане recidiva falden tilbage der Rückfall υποτροπή recaída haigushoo kordumine عود؛ بازگشت uudelleen sairastuminen rechute הֲרָעָה בַּמַצָב पूर्वावस्था प्राप्ति pogoršanje visszaesés kekambuhan afturför, hrösun ricaduta 逆戻り 퇴행, 퇴보, 재발 atkritimas, recidyvas recidīvs; atkārtošanās; atgriešanās kembali sakit terugval tilbakefall nawrót recaída recidivă, recădere рецидив opakovanie; recidíva vrnitev (v staro stanje) povratak återfall การกลับสู่สภาพเดิม yeniden ...-e dönme 舊病復發 рецидив بیماری یا بری عادت کی واپسی sự tái phát 旧病复发