Relapsing

Pronunciation: /riːˈlæps/

Relapsing (noun)

  1. when a person gets sick again after feeling better.
  2. when someone starts a bad habit again after stopping.

Examples

  • After a few weeks, the illness showed a relapse.
  • The patient feared a relapse of the symptoms.

Common collocations: suffer a relapse, prevent a relapse, risk of relapse, relapse into addiction, avoid a relapse

Relapsing (verb)

  1. to become ill again after getting better.
  2. to start doing a bad habit again after stopping.

Examples

  • She might relapse if she doesn't rest.
  • He relapsed after stopping the medication.

Synonyms of Relapsing

Formal

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Relapsing

  • — returning to a healthy state
  • — moving forward or improving