noun Download 🔗Share The act or situation of relapsing. Examples : "a drug relapse" medicine disease condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An occasion when a person becomes ill again after a period of improvement Examples : "After several weeks feeling better, Sarah's illness had a relapse, and she had to stay home from school again. " medicine disease condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One who has relapsed, or fallen back into error; a backslider. Examples : "After months of sobriety, John was considered a relapse when he started drinking again. " medicine mind condition person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice. Examples : "He has improved recently but keeps relapsing into states of utter confusion." medicine condition tendency disease Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of a disease) To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement). Examples : "After months of feeling better, Sarah's asthma began to relapse, and she had to use her inhaler more frequently. " disease medicine condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To slip or slide back physically; to turn back. Examples : "After a week of feeling better, the student relapsed into their old study habits, and their grades suffered. " medicine physiology condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading