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