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relapse /ˈriːˌlæps/  

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  • noun
    plural -lapses
    the return of an illness after a period of improvement [count]
    Everyone thought she was well until a sudden relapse sent her back to the hospital. [noncount]
    Patients who stop taking the medication have a higher risk of relapse. [=they are more likely to get sick again]
    a return to bad behavior that you had stopped doing [count]
    a drug addict who has had a relapse [noncount]
    a drug addict who has a history of relapse
    The program has a low rate of relapse. [=most people who use the program do not return to the bad behavior they had stopped doing]
    verb
    -lapses; -lapsed; -lapsing
    [no obj]
    to become ill again after a period of improvement in health
    If you don't continue your treatment, you could relapse.
    b of an illness :to return or become worse after leaving or improving for a period of time
    Malaria can relapse years after the original infection.
    to return to a bad condition, form of behavior, etc.
    The country soon relapsed into chaos.
    She stayed out of trouble for a long time, but then she relapsed into her old ways.
    Many former smokers relapse [=begin smoking again] in times of stress.