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relapse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹiːˌlæps/
- /ɹɪˈlæps/
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Etymology
From Latin relapsus, past participle of relabi (“to slide back, fall back”), from re- (“back”) + labi (“to slip, slide, fall”).
Meanings
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The act or situation of relapsing.
Alas! from what high hope to what relapse / Unlooked for are we fallen!
1671, John Milton, “The Second Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC:a drug relapse
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An occasion when a person becomes ill again after a period of improvement
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(obsolete) One who has relapsed, or fallen back into error; a backslider.
Forms
Deriveds
nonrelapse · relapser · relapsable · prerelapse · irrelapsable
Relateds
remission
Translations (43)
es recaída (the act or situation of relapsing) · gd ath-thuiteam (the act or situation of relapsing) · hu állapotromlás (the act or situation of relapsing) · nl terugval (the act or situation of relapsing) · it ricaduta (the act or situation of relapsing) · uk рециди́в (the act or situation of relapsing) · es recidiva (the act or situation of relapsing) · gv aahuittym (the act or situation of relapsing) · bg рециди́в (the act or situation of relapsing) · de Rückfall (the act or situation of relapsing) · mk рециди́в (the act or situation of relapsing) · fr rechute (the act or situation of relapsing) · hu visszaesés (the act or situation of relapsing) · pt recaída (the act or situation of relapsing) · mi matahoki (the act or situation of relapsing) · hu rosszabbodás (the act or situation of relapsing) · pl nawrót (the act or situation of relapsing) · cho afilema (the act or situation of relapsing) · sv återfall (the act or situation of relapsing) · hu romlás (the act or situation of relapsing) · ca recaiguda (the act or situation of relapsing) · hu relapszus (the act or situation of relapsing) · fr récidive (the act or situation of relapsing) · ru рециди́в (the act or situation of relapsing) · de Rezidiv (the act or situation of relapsing) · eo refalo (the act or situation of relapsing) · fi uudelleen lankeaminen (the act or situation of relapsing) · gd ath-thuisleachadh (the act or situation of relapsing) · ceb bughat (the act or situation of relapsing) · tl binat (the act or situation of relapsing) · pt relapso (the act or situation of relapsing) · es reincidencia (the act or situation of relapsing) · ca recidiva (the act or situation of relapsing) · bcl baghat (the act or situation of relapsing) · cs relaps (the act or situation of relapsing) · cs recidiva (the act or situation of relapsing) · gv aaghoghan (the act or situation of relapsing) · sv recidiv (the act or situation of relapsing) · cs ataka (the act or situation of relapsing) · it recidiva (the act or situation of relapsing) · ia recadita (the act or situation of relapsing) · pl wznowa (the act or situation of relapsing) · ca reincidència (the act or situation of relapsing)
relapse en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹiːˌlæps/
- /ɹɪˈlæps/
- (US) audio
- (Southern-England) audio
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Latin relapsus, past participle of relabi (“to slide back, fall back”), from re- (“back”) + labi (“to slip, slide, fall”).
Meanings
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(intransitive) To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.
to relapse into a stupor, into vice, or into barbarism
Then we relapsed into a discomfited silence, and wished we were anywhere else. But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, and with such a hearty enjoyment that instead of getting angry and more mortified we began to laugh ourselves, and instantly felt better.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:to relapse into slumber after being disturbed
He has improved recently but keeps relapsing into states of utter confusion.
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(intransitive, of a disease) To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).
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(informal, intransitive, specifically) To return to a vice, especially self-harm or alcoholism, failing to maintain abstinence.
relapsed after 5 months of being clean
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To slip or slide back physically; to turn back.
You slip your hold and change your side,
Relapsing from a necessary guide.
1700, [John] Dryden, “The Hind and the Panther”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
Forms
Deriveds
nonrelapsed · unrelapsing · relapsing fever · relapser · relapsable · irrelapsable · nonrelapsing
Hyponyms
fall off the wagon (to fall back into a former state or practice)
Translations (50)
mk па́дне (To fall back again) · sv återfall (To fall back again) · es recaer ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · hu rosszabbodik ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · qu huchachakuy (To fall back again) · ro recidiva (To fall back again) · mk се вра́ти (To fall back again) · mk се вло́ши ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · ru обостряться ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · ia recader (To fall back again) · fi uusiutua ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · mk па́ѓа (To fall back again) · gd ath-thuislich (To fall back again) · de sich verschlechtern ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · pt recair (To fall back again) · de zurückfallen (To fall back again) · bcl baghat ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · ca recaure (To fall back again) · mi matahoki ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · pt recair ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · fi kokea takaisku (To fall back again) · gv aaskyrr ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · fi langeta uudelleen (To fall back again) · gd ath-thuit (To fall back again) · el υποτροπιάζω ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · de sich verschlimmern ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · fi pahentua ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · es reincidir (To fall back again) · bg влошавам се ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · gv aahuitt ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · sv skov ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · fi paheta (to worsen) ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · nl hervallen ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · ca recaure ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · ceb bughat ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · fr rechuter (To fall back again) · es recaer (To fall back again) · ja ぶり返す ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · es recidivar ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · fi langeta (To fall back again) · eo refali (To fall back again) · hu visszaesik (To fall back again) · ru рецидивировать ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · pt reincidir (To fall back again) · it ricadere (To fall back again) · ru впадать (To fall back again) · it recidivare ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · nl hervallen (To fall back again) · tl binat ((medicine) To recur; to worsen) · it recidivare (To fall back again)