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relapsenoun the act or an instance of returning to a usually worse state or conditionShe discussed some ways to help avoid a relapse after quitting smoking. After a long period of cancer remission, he suffered a relapse. backslide, lapseatavism, returnrecession, regression, retrogression, reversionbreakdown, collapse, crash, meltdown, ruin, undoingnondevelopmentdecline, degenerationknock, reversal, setbackrecurrence, recrudescence, renewalburst, flare, flare-up, flash, flicker, flurry, flutter, outbreak, outburst, spurt gestation, growth, maturation, ripeningadvancement, development, evolution, progression relapseverbto return to a usually worse state or conditionAfter a few good months of keeping their rooms clean, the kids relapsed into their old untidy habits. backslide, lapseregress, retrogress, return, revertthrow backebbdecline, degenerate, drop, fall, retrograde, worsen grow, mature, ripenadvance, develop, evolve, progress in the 15th century |