relapse

Meanings

Plural: relapses

Noun

a failure to maintain a higher state
The act or situation of relapsing.
An occasion when a person becomes ill again after a period of improvement
One who has relapsed, or fallen back into error; a backslider.

Verb

deteriorate in health
- "he relapsed"
go back to bad behavior
To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.
To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).
To return to a vice, especially self-harm or alcoholism, failing to maintain abstinence.
To slip or slide back physically; to turn back.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin relapsus, past participle of relabi (“to slide back, fall back”), from re- (“back”) + labi (“to slip, slide, fall”).

Synonyms

backsliding, fall back, get worse, lapse, lapsing, recidivate, regress, relapsing, retrogress, reversion, reverting

Antonyms

get well

Scrabble Score: 9

relapse is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
relapse is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
relapse is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

relapse is a valid Words With Friends word