Relapse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a failure to maintain a higher state

deteriorate in health

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻlˈæps/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪlˈaps/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪlˈaps/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻlˈæps/.

Examples

he relapsed
Those who recidivate are often minor criminals

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lapsing regress retrogress fall back relapsing reverting lapse get worse reversion backsliding recidivate

Antonyms

get well

Parts of Speech

noun	a failure to maintain a higher state
verb	deteriorate in health “he relapsed”
verb	go back to bad behavior “Those who recidivate are often minor criminals”

Word Forms

lapse	verb	go back to bad behavior
relapse	verb	go back to bad behavior
revert	verb	go back to a previous state
relapse	noun	a failure to maintain a higher state
relapsing	noun	a failure to maintain a higher state
lapse	noun	a failure to maintain a higher state
recidivism	noun	habitual relapse into crime

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rückfall

ein Versäumnis, einen höheren Zustand aufrechtzuerhalten

🇫🇷French

rechute

un échec à maintenir un état supérieur

🇪🇸Spanish

recaída

un fracaso en mantener un estado superior

🇮🇹Italian

ricaduta

un fallimento nel mantenere uno stato più elevato

🇳🇱Dutch

terugval

een onvermogen om een hogere staat te handhaven

🇵🇹Portuguese

recaída

uma falha em manter um estado superior

🇷🇺Russian

рецидив

неспособность поддерживать более высокое состояние

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पतन

उच्च स्थिति को बनाए रखने में विफलता

🇧🇩Bengali

পুনরায় সংক্রমণ

একটি উচ্চ রাষ্ট্র বজায় রাখা একটি ব্যর্থতা

🇮🇳Tamil

மறுபிறப்பு

ஒரு உயர்ந்த நிலையை பராமரிக்கத் தவறியது

🇮🇳Telugu

పునఃస్థితి

ఉన్నత స్థితిని కొనసాగించడంలో వైఫల్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

पुन्हा पडणे

उच्च स्थिती राखण्यात अपयश

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉથલો મારવો

ઉચ્ચ સ્થિતિ જાળવવામાં નિષ્ફળતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರುಕಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಉನ್ನತ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ವಿಫಲವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആവർത്തനം

ഉയർന്ന നില നിലനിർത്തുന്നതിൽ പരാജയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਹੋਣਾ

ਉੱਚ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਨੂੰ ਕਾਇਮ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਫਲਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دوبارہ لگنا

اعلی ریاست کو برقرار رکھنے میں ناکامی۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

复发

未能维持较高的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

再発

より高い状態を維持できないこと

🇰🇷Korean

재발

더 높은 상태를 유지하지 못하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tái phát

thất bại trong việc duy trì trạng thái cao hơn

🇹🇭Thai

การกำเริบของโรค

ความล้มเหลวในการรักษาสถานะที่สูงขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kambuh

kegagalan untuk mempertahankan keadaan yang lebih tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbabalik sa dati

isang kabiguan na mapanatili ang isang mas mataas na estado

🇲🇾Malay

berulang

kegagalan untuk mengekalkan keadaan yang lebih tinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الانتكاس

الفشل في الحفاظ على حالة أعلى

🇮🇷Persian

عود

شکست در حفظ وضعیت بالاتر

🇹🇷Turkish

nüksetme

daha yüksek bir durumu sürdürememe

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהָרֵע

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