Relapse - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|rɪˈlæps|
Brit.
|rɪˈlæps|
noun
verb
- deteriorate in health
he relapsed
- go back to bad behavior (syn: fall back, lapse, regress, retrogress)Extra examples
Everyone thought she was well until a sudden relapse sent her back to the hospital.
If you don't continue your treatment, you could relapse.
Malaria can relapse years after the original infection.
The country soon relapsed into chaos.
She stayed out of trouble for a long time, but then she relapsed into her old ways.
It is easy to relapse into lazy habits.
We were afraid he might relapse into a coma.
Clara soon relapsed into her old ways.
She had a relapse and died soon after.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: relapse
he/she/it: relapses
present participle: relapsing
past tense: relapsed
past participle: relapsed
I/you/we/they: relapse
he/she/it: relapses
present participle: relapsing
past tense: relapsed
past participle: relapsed
noun
singular: relapse
plural: relapses
singular: relapse
plural: relapses
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