relapse

relapse
I UK [rɪˈlæps] / US verb [intransitive]
Word forms "relapse":
present tense I/you/we/they relapse he/she/it relapses present participle relapsing past tense relapsed past participle relapsed
1) to become ill again after you had been getting better
2) to return to your previous character or behaviour
relapse into:

Annie shook her head and relapsed into silence again.


II UK [ˈriːlæps] / US [ˈrɪlæps] noun [countable/uncountable]
Word forms "relapse":
singular relapse plural relapses
1) a period of illness after you had been getting better

50% of patients suffered a relapse within one year.

2) a return to your previous character or behaviour, especially a bad one

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