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relapsesnounpl. of relapse 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. backslides, lapsesatavisms, returnsrecessions, regressions, retrogressions, reversionsbreakdowns, collapses, crashes, meltdowns, ruins, undoingsnondevelopmentsdeclines, degenerationsknocks, reversals, setbacksrecrudescences, recurrences, renewalsbursts, flares, flare-ups, flashes, flickers, flurries, flutters, outbreaks, outbursts, spurts gestations, growths, maturationsadvancements, developments, evolutions, progressions to 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. backslides, lapsesregresses, retrogresses, returns, revertsthrows backebbsdeclines, degenerates, drops, falls, retrogrades, worsens grows, matures, ripensadvances, develops, evolves, progresses |