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relapse

re·lapse

UK/ɹɪˈlæps/ US/ˈɹiːˌlæps/ uncommon informal obsolete
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

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verb

1.

deteriorate in health

  • “he relapsed”
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2.

go back to bad behavior

  • “Those who recidivate are often minor criminals”
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Origin

From Latin relapsus, past participle of relabi (“to slide back, fall back”), from re- (“back”) + labi (“to slip, slide, fall”).

Phrases

  • unrelapsingrelapsing fever

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