Relapsing

verb

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.verbTo fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.

"He has improved recently but keeps relapsing into states of utter confusion."

2.verb(of a disease) To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).

3.verbTo slip or slide back physically; to turn back.

4.nounA relapse.

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