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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.,
  1. to fall back into illness
  2. to fall back into bad habits, wrongdoing, etc.; backslide

noun

  1. the act or an instance of relapsing
  2. the recurrence of a disease after apparent improvement

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