What does relapse mean?
Definitions for relapse
rɪˈlæps; ˈri læpsre·lapse
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Princeton's WordNet
backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, revertingverb
a failure to maintain a higher state
get worse, relapseverb
deteriorate in health
"he relapsed"
relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall backverb
go back to bad behavior
"Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
Wiktionary
relapsenoun
The act or situation of relapsing.
Alas! from what high hope to what relapse / Unlooked for are we fallen! uE000152061uE001 Milton.
relapsenoun
One who has relapsed, or fallen back into error; a backslider.
relapseverb
To fall back again.
He has improved recently but keeps relapsing into states of utter confusion.
relapseverb
To recur; to worsen, be aggravated.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Relapsenoun
Etymology: from the verb.
This would but lead me to a worse relapse
And heavier fall. John Milton.We see in too frequent instances the relapses of those, who, under the present smart, or the near apprehension of the divine pleasure, have resolved on a religious reformation. John Rogers.
It was even as two physicians should take one sick body in hand; of which, the former would purge and keep under the body, the other pamper and strengthen it suddenly; whereof what is to be looked for, but a most dangerous relapse. Edmund Spenser.
Mark a bounding valour in our English;
That being dead like to the bullet’s grazing,
Breaks out into a second course of mischief,
Killing in relapse of mortality. William Shakespeare, Henry V.To Relapseverb
Etymology: relapsus, Lat.
The oftner he hath relapsed, the more significations he ought to give of the truth of his repentance. Taylor.
He was not well cured, and would have relapsed. Richard Wiseman.
Wikipedia
Relapse
In internal medicine, relapse or recidivism is a recurrence of a past (typically medical) condition. For example, multiple sclerosis and malaria often exhibit peaks of activity and sometimes very long periods of dormancy, followed by relapse or recrudescence. In psychiatry, relapse or reinstatement of drug-seeking behavior, is a form of spontaneous recovery that involves the recurrence of pathological drug use or self harm after a period of recovery. Relapse is often observed in individuals who have developed a drug addiction or either form of drug dependence, as well as those who have a mental disorder.
Webster Dictionary
Relapseverb
to slip or slide back, in a literal sense; to turn back
Relapseverb
to slide or turn back into a former state or practice; to fall back from some condition attained; -- generally in a bad sense, as from a state of convalescence or amended condition; as, to relapse into a stupor, into vice, or into barbarism; -- sometimes in a good sense; as, to relapse into slumber after being disturbed
Relapseverb
to fall from Christian faith into paganism, heresy, or unbelief; to backslide
Relapse
a sliding or falling back, especially into a former bad state, either of body or morals; backsliding; the state of having fallen back
Relapse
one who has relapsed, or fallen back, into error; a backslider; specifically, one who, after recanting error, returns to it again
Etymology: [L. relapsus, p. p. of relabi to slip back, to relapse; pref. re- re- + labi to fall, slip, slide. See Lapse.]
Wikidata
Relapse
A relapse or recidivism is a recurrence of a past condition. For example, MS or malaria often exhibit peaks of activity and sometimes long periods of dormancy. Relapse, in relation to drug misuse, is resuming the use of a drug or a chemical substance after one or more periods of abstinence. The term is a landmark feature of both substance dependence and substance abuse, which are learned behaviors, and is maintained by neuronal adaptations that mediate learning and processing of various motivational stimuli. An important aspect of drug use is the propensity for repeated use and dependence, tendencies that are influenced by the nature of the drug itself and thus vary from substance to substance. Those substances that are cleared from the body most quickly, those with the highest pharmacological efficacy, and those that induce the highest tolerance elicit the most severe tendencies in users. Drug dependence can lead to increased tolerance to the substance in question, cravings, and withdrawal if the drug use ceases.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Relapse
rē-laps′, v.i. to slide, sink, or fall back: to return to a former state of practice: to backslide.—n. a falling back into a former bad state: (med.) the return of a disease after convalescence.—n. Relap′ser.—adj. Relap′sing. [L. relabi, relapsus—re-, back, labi, to slide.]
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Examples of relapse in a Sentence
Often, the reason we study this type of learning process is to help us better understand addiction, and the biggest problem with addiction is relapse, when you see this biological correlation between those who are and those who are not able to resist something, you can build on that.
Acknowledge that relapse is normal when trying to change any behavior, including quitting vaping, it's important to learn from what worked and what didn't work during past quit attempts and to try to quit again.
I have to work on loving myself every day, i try to be very careful with my exercise and keep it in moderation. I sometimes have to be reminded to do so. Because I was bulimic my mind tends to convert everything into calories and think about how much I have to exercise. That is a dangerous mindset for relapse.
The patients who stopped their antidepressants experienced a relapse sooner than the patients who stayed on their antidepressants.
The bigger question will be determining whether this deterioration in labor market momentum is part of a broader inflection point for the economic recovery, this is the Fed's 'known unknown,' and a risk management approach will require more patience to assess the incoming labor market data for an answer to the question of whether this is a realignment in the labor market dynamics to a more sustainable path, or a more worrying relapse in the recovery.
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- recidiva, relaps, atakaCzech
- Rezidiv, zurückfallen, Rückfall, sich verschlimmern, sich verschlechternGerman
- υποτροπιάζωGreek
- refali, refaloEsperanto
- recidiva, recaer, reincidir, recaídaSpanish
- عودPersian
- kokea takaisku, langeta, uusiutua, pahentua, pahetaFinnish
- rechuteFrench
- ath-thuiteam, ath-thuisleachadh, ath-thuit, ath-thuislichScottish Gaelic
- aaghoghan, aahuitt, aahuittym, aaskyrrManx
- recader, recaditaInterlingua
- ricadere, ricaduta, recidivareItalian
- matahokiMāori
- recaídaPortuguese
- huchachakuyQuechua
- recidivaRomanian
- впадать, рецидивировать, рецидив, обострятьсяRussian
- recidivSwedish
- 复发Chinese
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