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Noun relapse has 1 sense
- backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting - a failure to maintain a higher state
--1 is a kind of failure
--1 has particulars: recidivism
Verb relapse has 2 senses
- get worse, relapse - deteriorate in health; "he relapsed"
--1 is one way to change state, turn
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back - go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
--2 is one way to revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
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