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单词 recidivism
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recidivism

[ ri-sid-uh-viz-uhm ]
/ rɪˈsɪd əˌvɪz əm /
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noun

repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
Psychiatry. the chronic tendency toward repetition of criminal or antisocial behavior patterns.

Origin of recidivism

1885–90; <Latin recidīv(us) relapsing (recid(ere) to fall back (re-re- + -cidere, combining form of cadere to fall) + -īvus-ive) + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM recidivism

re·cid·i·vist, noun, adjectivere·cid·i·vis·tic, re·cid·i·vous, adjective

Words nearby recidivism

recharge, rechargeable, réchauffé, recherché, recidivate, recidivism, recidivist, Recife, recip., recipe, recipience
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British Dictionary definitions for recidivism

recidivism
/ (rɪˈsɪdɪˌvɪzəm) /

noun

habitual relapse into crime

Derived forms of recidivism

recidivist, noun, adjectiverecidivistic or recidivous, adjective

Word Origin for recidivism

C19: from Latin recidīvus falling back, from re- + cadere to fall
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for recidivism

recidivism
[ rĭ-sĭdə-vĭz′əm ]

n.

A tendency to lapse into a previous pattern of behavior, especially a pattern of criminal habits.
The relapse of a disease or symptom.recidivation
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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