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relapse

/ˈriːˌlæps/

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noun

plural -lapses

the return of an illness after a period of improvement [count]

Everyone thought she was well until a sudden relapse sent her back to the hospital. [noncount]

Patients who stop taking the medication have a higher risk of relapse. [=they are more likely to get sick again]

a return to bad behavior that you had stopped doing [count]

a drug addict who has had a relapse [noncount]

a drug addict who has a history of relapse

The program has a low rate of relapse. [=most people who use the program do not return to the bad behavior they had stopped doing]

verb

-lapses; -lapsed; -lapsing

[no obj]

to become ill again after a period of improvement in health

If you don't continue your treatment, you could relapse.

b of an illness :to return or become worse after leaving or improving for a period of time

Malaria can relapse years after the original infection.

to return to a bad condition, form of behavior, etc.

The country soon relapsed into chaos.

She stayed out of trouble for a long time, but then she relapsed into her old ways.

Many former smokers relapse [=begin smoking again] in times of stress.