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Meaning
Verb
●
To
fall back
again; to
slide
or
turn back
into a
former
state or practice.
●
In Medicine:
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.
Noun
●
The
act
or
situation
of relapsing.
●
In Medicine:
An
occasion
when a person becomes
ill
again after a
period
of improvement
●
One who has
relapsed
, or
fallen back
into
error
; a backslider.
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Origin
relapse
English
relapsus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Backslide
Recurrence
Depression
Flatline
Binge
Addiction
Remission
Detox
Psychosis
Migraine
Ptsd
Miscarriage
Disease
Symptom
Sobriety
Hospitalization
Alcoholism
Breakup
Infection
Overeat
Illness
Schizophrenia
Readmission
Quit
Diagnosis
Pmo
Recurrences
Die
Anxiety
Smoke
Exacerbations
Cancer
Suicide
Condition
Procrastinate
Disorder
Insomnia
Flare Up
Mental Illness
Binge Eating
Panic Attack
Fall Asleep
Slip Up
Withdrawal Symptoms
Slip Back
Substance Abuse
Commit Suicide
Bad Trip
Fall Off The Wagon
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Rhymes
Gaps
Maps
Apse
Laps
Flaps
Craps
Claps
Traps
Lapse
Chaps
Elapse
Scraps
Relapse
Perhaps
Illapse
Synapse
Schnapps
Collapse
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