English Dictionary
Definition of “relapse”
relapse
Definitions
verb
(intr) - to lapse back into a former state or condition, esp one involving bad habits
- to become ill again after apparent recovery
noun
- the act or an instance of relapsing
- the return of ill health after an apparent or partial recovery
Alternative Forms
reˈlapser noun Word Origin
C16: from Latin relabī to slip back, from re- + labī to slip, slide
Synonyms
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lapse,
revert,
degenerate,
slip back,
fail,
weaken,
fall back,
regress,
backslide,
retrogress,
Translations
- British English:
relapse
If someone has a relapse or if there is a relapse then that person starts to behave in a particular way again or a situation returns to how it was before....the threat of a relapse into a regional war.ˈriːˌlæps NOUN ...the threat of a relapse into a regional war. - Spanish:
recaída
nf
- French:
rechute
nf
- German:
Rückfall
nm Rückfälle
- Chinese: 复发 n
- Arabic: اِنْتِكَاسَة n
- Portuguese: recaída nf
- Russian: повторение nnt
- Croatian: zapasti u staro stanje v
- Czech: recidiva nf
- Danish: tilbagefald nnt
- Dutch: instorting nf
- Finnish: takapakki n
- Greek: υποτροπή nf
- Italian: ricaduta nf
- Japanese: 逆戻り n
- Korean: 퇴보 n
- Norwegian: tilbakefall nnt
- Polish: nawrót nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: recaída nf
- European Spanish:
recaída
nf
- Swedish: återfall nnt
- Thai: อาการที่โรคกำเริบอีก n
- Turkish: eski haline dönmek n
- Vietnamese: sự tái phát n
Usage examples
When, as in most cases, they get a blank look, they relapse into a sort of broken Shakespearean English.
Anthony Masters, CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)The finding could help understand why recovering drug addicts relapse , say the researchers.
New Scientist (2003)Researchers found that women who suffered a lot of stress were at a lower risk of a relapse.
Sun, News of the World (2002)Don't regularly exceed your daily energy allowance or you will risk relapse.
MacIntyre, Anne, M. E. Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome - How To Live With It (1989)
