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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
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laeps
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| inflections: |
relapses, relapsing, relapsed |
| definition 1: |
to revert, esp. to a former negative condition, habit, or mode of conduct.
- synonyms:
- backslide, retrogress, revert
- similar words:
- degenerate, lapse, regress, slip
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| definition 2: |
to suffer a worsening of a disease after partial recovery.
- similar words:
- decline, degenerate, sicken
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
rih
laeps
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ri
laeps
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| definition 1: |
the act or result of reverting, esp. to a former negative condition; reversion.
- synonyms:
- regression, reversion
- antonyms:
- recovery
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| definition 2: |
the worsening of a disease after partial recovery.
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| related words: |
collapse |
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