relapsing

re·lapse

R0135600 (rĭ-lăps′)intr.v. re·lapsed, re·laps·ing, re·laps·es 1. To return to a former state.2. a. To become sicker after partial recovery from an illness.b. To recur. Used of an illness.3. To slip back into bad ways; backslide.n. (rē′lăps, rĭ-lăps′) A return to a former state, especially after apparent improvement.

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[Middle English relapsen, to forswear, from Latin relābī, relāps-, to fall back gradually : re-, re- + lābī, to slide.]

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re·laps′er n.

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Noun

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relapsing - a failure to maintain a higher statebacksliding, lapsing, relapse, reverting, lapse, reversionfailure - an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"recidivism - habitual relapse into crime