Sekirov Dictionary

relapse

/ɹɪˈlæps/

verb 4
noun 3
forms 5

verb4

•
To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.
- He has improved recently but keeps relapsing into states of utter confusion.
- to relapse into slumber after being disturbed
To return to a vice, especially self-harm or alcoholism, failing to maintain abstinence.
•
To slip or slide back physically; to turn back.
- You slip your hold and change your side, Relapsing from a necessary guide. — 1700
To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).

noun3

•
The act or situation of relapsing.
- Alas! from what high hope to what relapse / Unlooked for are we fallen! — 1671
An occasion when a person becomes ill again after a period of improvement
(no longer used) One who has relapsed, or fallen back into error; a backslider.

forms

relapsed · relapsing · relapses · relapseth · relapsest

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