All relapse synonyms
reΒ·lapse
R r verb relapse
- flipflop β Alternative form of flip-flop.
- fall away β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- go to pot β a container of earthenware, metal, etc., usually round and deep and having a handle or handles and often a lid, used for cooking, serving, and other purposes.
- inversed β reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
- backslide β to lapse into bad habits or vices from a state of virtue, religious faith, etc
- go to the dogs β a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- weaken β to make weak or weaker.
- cave in β If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- inversing β reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
- give way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- degenerate β If you say that someone or something degenerates, you mean that they become worse in some way, for example weaker, lower in quality, or more dangerous.
- break down β If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- zigzagged β a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
- hit the dirt β to drop to the ground
- decline β If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- hark back β to listen attentively; hearken.
- flip-flopping β Informal. a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
- ease up β freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- disimprove β (transitive, rare) to make worse.
- detouring β Present participle of detour.
- fall β to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.
- hit the skids β get into difficulties
- fold up β a part that is folded; pleat; layer: folds of cloth.
- fall off the wagon β (Idiomatic) To cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an old habit or addiction.
- lapse β an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice.
- zigzagging β Present participle of zigzag.
- go downhill β travel down a slope
noun relapse
- convalescence β Convalescence is the period or process of becoming healthy and well again after an illness or operation.
- backset β a setback; a reversal
- waning β to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
- diseasedness β The state of being diseased; sickness.
- illness β unhealthy condition; poor health; indisposition; sickness.
- devolution β Devolution is the transfer of some authority or power from a central organization or government to smaller organizations or government departments.
- meltdown β network meltdown
- flus β influenza.
- counter-revolution β A counter-revolution is a revolution that is intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution.
- degeneration β the process of degenerating
- attack β To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
- atavism β the recurrence in a plant or animal of certain primitive characteristics that were present in an ancestor but have not occurred in intermediate generations
- cropper β a person who cultivates or harvests a crop
- obscurantism β opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- flu β influenza.
- counterrevolution β A counterrevolution is a revolution that is intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution.
- backsliding β If you accuse someone of backsliding, you disapprove of them because they have failed to do something they promised or agreed to do, or have started again doing something undesirable that they had previously stopped doing.