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- [verb ri-laps; noun ri-laps, ree-laps]
- /verb rɪˈlæps; noun rɪˈlæps, ˈri læps/
- /rɪˈlæps/
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- [verb ri-laps; noun ri-laps, ree-laps]
- /verb rɪˈlæps; noun rɪˈlæps, ˈri læps/
Definitions of relapse word
- verb without object relapse to fall or slip back into a former state, practice, etc.: to relapse into silence. 1
- verb without object relapse to fall back into illness after convalescence or apparent recovery. 1
- verb without object relapse to fall back into vice, wrongdoing, or error; backslide: to relapse into heresy. 1
- noun relapse an act or instance of relapsing. 1
- noun relapse a return of a disease or illness after partial recovery from it. 1
- noun relapse return of an illness 1
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Origin of relapse
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; (v.) late Middle English < Latin relāpsus, past participle of relābī to slide back, revert (re- re- + lāb- v. stem + -sus for -tus past participle suffix); (noun) late Middle English < Medieval Latin relāpsus, equivalent to Latin relāb(ī) + -sus for -tus suffix of v. action
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Parts of speech for Relapse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
relapse popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for relapse
noun relapse
- atavism — the recurrence in a plant or animal of certain primitive characteristics that were present in an ancestor but have not occurred in intermediate generations
- attack — To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
- backset — a setback; a reversal
- convalescence — Convalescence is the period or process of becoming healthy and well again after an illness or operation.
- counter-revolution — A counter-revolution is a revolution that is intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution.
verb relapse
- backslide — to lapse into bad habits or vices from a state of virtue, religious faith, etc
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- ease up — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
Antonyms for relapse
noun relapse
- convalescence — Convalescence is the period or process of becoming healthy and well again after an illness or operation.
- healing — curing or curative; prescribed or helping to heal.
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