Definition of relapse

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Definition of relapse

  • deteriorate in health (verb)

    Examples

    1. he relapsed

    Synonyms

    1. get worse
  • go back to bad behavior (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. fall back
    2. lapse
    3. recidivate
    4. regress
    5. retrogress
  • a failure to maintain a higher state (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. backsliding
    2. lapse
    3. lapsing
    4. relapsing
    5. reversion
    6. reverting

See definition of relapse in Merriam Webster