relapse
verb/rɪˈlæps/
/rɪˈlæps/, /ˈriːlæps/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they relapse | /rɪˈlæps/ /rɪˈlæps/, /ˈriːlæps/ |
| he / she / it relapses | /rɪˈlæpsɪz/ /rɪˈlæpsɪz/, /ˈriːlæpsɪz/ |
| past simple relapsed | /rɪˈlæpst/ /rɪˈlæpst/, /ˈriːlæpst/ |
| past participle relapsed | /rɪˈlæpst/ /rɪˈlæpst/, /ˈriːlæpst/ |
| -ing form relapsing | /rɪˈlæpsɪŋ/ /rɪˈlæpsɪŋ/, /ˈriːlæpsɪŋ/ |
- relapse (into something) to go back into a previous condition or into a worse state after making an improvement
- They relapsed into silence.
- He relapsed into his old bad habits.
- Two days after leaving the hospital she relapsed into a coma.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin relaps- ‘slipped back’, from the verb relabi, from re- ‘back’ + labi ‘to slip’. Early senses referred to a return to heresy or wrongdoing.Definitions on the go
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