relapse (redirected from relapses)

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