Relapse Common

Relapse has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

a failure to maintain a higher state

"After months of staying sober, he feared his old habits would cause him to relapse into drug use."

backsliding lapse lapsing relapse relapsing reversion reverting

The act or situation of relapsing.

"After months of sobriety, his recent drug use marked a painful relapse that shocked everyone at the meeting."

Verb

deteriorate in health

"he relapsed"

get worse relapse

go back to bad behavior

"Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"

relapse lapse recidivate regress retrogress fall back

To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.

"After months of careful dieting, he feared that eating that entire cake would cause him to relapse into his old habits of overindulgence."