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Noun
▲
The act of falling back into a prior, and typically unhealthy, state
backsliding
lapse
regression
recurrence
retrogression
recidivism
repetition
reversion
slide
return
retrogradation
throwback
backslide
reverting
atavism
recession
worsening
deterioration
recidivation
retroaction
reverse
retreat
getting worse
reoffending
relapsing
reoffense
reverting to old habits
tendency
habit
slip
trip
fall
fall from grace
fall from favor
original sin
“A relapse into depression, for example, often begins with some disappointment, leading to a bad mood.”
Noun
▲
A deterioration in state or health
deterioration
descent
fall
weakening
drop
downturn
decline
degeneration
worsening
loss
sinking
setback
waning
falling
slipping
turn for the worse
worsening of someone's condition
fall from grace
falling away
degradation
downfall
downgrade
decay
ebb
devolution
ebbing
collapse
regression
atrophy
retrogression
more ❯
“Dr. Moreno suffered a relapse in her health condition and was admitted to the hospital, where she remains stable.”
Noun
▲
A sudden short bout of an illness or stress
attack
bout
fit
outburst
spell
case
dose
occurrence
encounter
run
stint
eruption
outbreak
streak
access
frenzy
series
spasm
fury
siege
stroke
suffering
burst
convulsion
explosion
stretch
battle
period
rush
throe
conniption
patch
torrent
turn
flare
seizure
spurt
blowup
flurry
paroxysm
spree
ailment
round
spate
blow-up
flare-up
welling up
more ❯
Noun
▲
An act of repeating, or going back to, an earlier state or situation
return
recurrence
reappearance
reoccurrence
repeat
reemergence
reestablishment
reiteration
repetition
restoring
resumption
recoil
recommencement
recrudescence
replay
replication
reprise
rerun
reversion
revisitation
reshowing
duplication
re-emergence
re-establishment
coming back
flare-up
repeated happening
habituation
regularity
repetitiveness
more ❯
Noun
▲
A disease or period of sickness affecting the body or mind
illness
disease
sickness
ailment
disorder
infirmity
malady
complaint
condition
affliction
bug
indisposition
infection
affection
complication
trouble
weakness
ail
distemper
debility
distemperature
ill
malaise
virus
disability
fever
attack
contagion
lurgy
syndrome
unhealthiness
seizure
flu
fit
breakdown
unsoundness
diseasedness
unhealth
collapse
ailing
disturbance
valetudinarianism
morbidity
poor health
ill health
failing health
what's going around
more ❯
Noun
▲
A discouragement
backset
reverse
disappointment
reversal
lapse
discouragement
downfall
meltdown
hitch
check
glitch
blow
upset
delay
knock
problem
mishap
issue
misfortune
complication
whammy
hindrance
impediment
hiccup
difficulty
rebuff
obstruction
defeat
comedown
foil
more ❯
Verb
▲
To fall back into bad habits or an unhealthy state
revert
regress
retrogress
backslide
retrograde
lapse
recidivate
degenerate
fail
weaken
fade
fall
suffer
slip back
slide back
fall back
drift back
go backwards
go back to
be overcome
be overtaken
turn back
return
go back
recede
slip
recur
resume
inverse
invert
more ❯
“Careful checks are made on how people fare after intervention and very few relapse into this type of problem.”
Verb
▲
To worsen in health by returning to a prior sickly condition
deteriorate
worsen
sink
weaken
fail
sicken
degenerate
fade
get ill again
get worse again
have a relapse
suffer a relapse
take a turn for the worse
“The patient might improve initially, but then strains resistant to both drugs would emerge, and the patient would relapse.”
Verb
▲
To go back to an earlier and worse condition
retrocede
deteriorate
decline
worsen
retrograde
degenerate
backslide
drop
decay
retrogress
sink
atrophy
regress
slump
wane
devolve
lapse
go downhill
revert
get worse
ebb
crumble
rot
fall
descend
return
slip
grow worse
retreat
go back
more ❯
Verb
▲
To decrease in number, amount, intensity, or quality
fall
decline
decrease
diminish
dwindle
lessen
plunge
sink
drop
plummet
slump
shrink
crash
depreciate
descend
dip
regress
subside
taper
wane
abate
ebb
flag
lower
tumble
devalue
dive
droop
ease
lapse
lose
nosedive
recede
reduce
relent
remit
skid
totter
backslide
buckle
cheapen
crater
drag
moderate
pall
slope
trail
de-escalate
drop off
fall away
fall off
flop
go down
let up
bow out
drain away
grow less
taper off
die away
die down
die out
phase down
ratchet down
cave in
lose value
become lower
break down
decline in price
decrease in value
fold up
go into a tailspin
go through the floor
hit the dirt
take a header
take a nosedive
tip over
be precipitated
hit the floor
axeUK
axUS
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cease or fail at a regimen of self-improvement or reform
fall off the wagon
return
revert
default
go back
select automatically
fall bak
regress
retrogress
backslide
slide back
react
be returned to
decline
be once again in the possession of
relapse into
take up where left off
fall back into
invert
drift back into
pass
recrudesce
take another look at
deteriorate
reoffend
lapse
turn back
change back
reopen
go back to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To occur or happen again
happen again
repeat
recur
return
persist
come back
reappear
come again
reoccur
recrudesce
revert
be repeated
repeat itself
occur again
appear again
come back again
flare up
crop up again
come round again
reiterate
happen repeatedly
iterate
come round
return to mind
haunt thoughts
come and go
run through your mind
turn back
be remembered
flare
more ❯
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