Relapse

verb
ri'læps

Noun

  • a failure to maintain a higher state

    Similar:BackslidingLapseLapsingRelapsingReversion
    Type of:Failure

Verb

  • deteriorate in health

    “he relapsed”

    Type of:Turn

  • go back to bad behavior

    Similar:LapseRecidivateRegressRetrogress
    Type of:RevertRegressRetrovert

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Similar Words

  • Lapse
  • Recidivate
  • Regress
  • Retrogress
  • Backsliding
  • Lapsing
  • Relapsing
  • Reversion
  • Reverting
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