relapse

C1
Pronunciation
/ɹɪˈlæps/
Noun
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

The act or situation of relapsing.

Example Sentences
  • a drug relapse
2 Definition

An occasion when a person becomes ill again after a period of improvement

3 Definition

One who has relapsed, or fallen back into error; a backslider.

Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.

Example Sentences
  • He has improved recently but keeps relapsing into states of utter confusion.
2 Definition

(of a disease) To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).

3 Definition

To slip or slide back physically; to turn back.