| Main Entry: | relapse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deterioration, weakening |
Synonyms: |
backsliding, fall, fall from grace, lapse, loss, recidivism, recurrence, regression, repetition, retrogression, return, reversion, setback, turn for the worse, worsening |
Antonyms: |
healing, progress, strengthening |
| Concept: | Relapse. |
| Category: | 2. Subservience to ends; degree of subservience |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
relapse, lapse; falling back; retrogradation (retrogression); deterioration., [Return to, or recurrence of a bad state] backsliding, recidivation; recidivism, recidivity; recrudescence.
-verbs
relapse, lapse; fall back, slide back, sink back; return; retrograde; recidivate; fall off again.
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Antonyms: |
restoration |
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