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Uncommonrelapse
The correct spelling is relapse.
How to pronounce relapse
/ɹɪˈlæps/
nounIPA: /ɹɪˈlæps/
Say it like: Rel-aps-e
The correct spelling is relapse. The act or situation of relapsing. For example: "a drug relapse"
Usage Examples
“a drug relapse”
“He has improved recently but keeps relapsing into states of utter confusion.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The act or situation of relapsing.
- 2.An occasion when a person becomes ill again after a period of improvement
- 3.One who has relapsed, or fallen back into error; a backslider.
verb
- 1.To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.
- 2.(of a disease) To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).
- 3.To slip or slide back physically; to turn back.
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