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#1
relapse
n.
[
backsliding
,
lapse
,
lapsing
,
relapsing
,
reversion
,
reverting
] a failure to maintain a higher state
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#2
relapse
v.
[
get worse
] deteriorate in health; "he relapsed"
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#3
relapse
v.
[
lapse
,
recidivate
,
regress
,
retrogress
,
fall back
] go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
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