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relapse

[ verb ri-laps; noun ri-laps, ree-laps ]

verb (used without object)

relapsed, relapsing.
  1. to fall or slip back into a former state, practice, etc.:

    to relapse into silence.

  2. to fall back into illness after convalescence or apparent recovery.
  3. to fall back into vice, wrongdoing, or error; backslide:

    to relapse into heresy.

    Synonyms: , ,



noun

  1. an act or instance of relapsing.
  2. a return of a disease or illness after partial recovery from it.

relapse

verb

  1. to lapse back into a former state or condition, esp one involving bad habits
  2. to become ill again after apparent recovery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or an instance of relapsing
  2. the return of ill health after an apparent or partial recovery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • °ù±ðˈ±ô²¹±è²õ±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð·±ô²¹±è²õa·²ú±ô±ð adjective
  • °ù±ð·±ô²¹±è²õİù noun
  • ³Ü²Ôr±ð·±ô²¹±è²õi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of relapse1

First recorded in 1400–50; (for the verb) late Middle English, from Latin °ù±ð±ôÄå±è²õ³Ü²õ “slid back,” past participle of °ù±ð±ôÄå²úÄ« “to slide back, revert,” from re- re- + ±ôÄå²úÄ« “to fall, slide, make a mistake”; noun derivative of the verb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of relapse1

C16: from Latin °ù±ð±ô²¹²úÄ« to slip back, from re- + ±ô²¹²úÄ« to slip, slide
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The Maudsley Hospital, in South London, has an intensive specialist care programme for its sickest, most regularly relapsing bipolar patients.

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"Tonight, the country's leaders stand on the brink of relapsing into widespread conflict," the mission said in a statement on Wednesday.

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Trials show cladribine can reduce the number and severity of relapses.

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He started the injections after his diabetes showed signs of relapsing in recent years.

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Without supported intervention, experts estimate nearly all people with hoarding behaviours who are forced to clear their homes will relapse.

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