relapse

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intr.v., -lapsed, -laps·ing, -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. (rē'lăps, rĭ-lăps')

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

[Middle English relapsen, to forswear, from Latin relābī, relāps-, to fall back gradually : re-, re- + lābī, to slide.]

relapser re·laps'er n.

verb

To slip from a higher or better condition to a former, usually lower or poorer one: backslide, lapse, regress, retrogress, revert. See better/worse, repetition.

noun

A slipping from a higher or better condition to a lower or poorer one: backslide, backsliding, lapse, recidivation, recidivism. See better/worse, repetition.

n

Definition: deterioration, weakening
Antonyms: healing, improvement, progress, recovery, strengthening

v

Definition: deteriorate, weaken
Antonyms: get better, heal, improve, progress, recover, strengthen

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v

To slip or fall back into a former state.

Recurrence of an illness.

The return of a disease weeks or months after its apparent cessation.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - få tilbagefald
n. - tilbagefald

Nederlands (Dutch)
terugvallen, wegzakken (in gedachten etc.), terugval, verslechtering

Français (French)
v. intr. - (gén) retomber, (Méd) rechuter
n. - (Méd, fig) rechute

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rückfall
v. - einen Rückfall bekommen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υποτροπή, υποστροφή (κν. ξανακύλισμα)
v. - υποτροπιάζω, επιδεινώνομαι εκ νέου (κν. ξανακυλώ, ξαναπέφτω)

Italiano (Italian)
ricaduta, ricadere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - recaída (f), reincidência (f)
v. - ter recaída (Med.), reincidir

Русский (Russian)
повторение, рецидив, снова впасть

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - recaer, reincidir
n. - recaída, reincidencia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - återfall
v. - återfalla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
重新陷入, 复发, 故态复萌, 旧病复发

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 重新陷入, 復發, 故態複萌
n. - 故態複萌, 舊病復發

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 다시 불타다, 재연하다, 다시 기운이 나다
n. - 재점화, 재연

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 戻る, ぶり返す
n. - 逆戻り, 退歩, ぶり返し

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إرتداد, إنتكاس, (فعل) يرتد, ينتكس, يرجع إلى وضع سابق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮חזר והידרדר, חזר, שקע בשנית‬
n. - ‮הידרדרות, חזרה‬

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