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relapse
intransitive verb relapsed, relapsing
to slip or fall back into a former condition, esp. after improvement or seeming improvement; specif.,
- to fall back into illness
- to fall back into bad habits, wrongdoing, etc.; backslide
noun
- the act or an instance of relapsing
- the recurrence of a disease after apparent improvement
Related Forms:
- relapser noun
See relapse in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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