Relapsing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a failure to maintain a higher state

deteriorate in health

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻlˈæpsɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪlˈapsɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪlˈapsɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻlˈæpsɪŋ/.

Examples

he relapsed
Those who recidivate are often minor criminals

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lapsing relapse regress retrogress fall back 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

reincidente

un fracaso en mantener un estado superior

🇮🇹Italian

recidivante

un fallimento nel mantenere uno stato più elevato

🇳🇱Dutch

terugvallend

een onvermogen om een hogere staat te handhaven

🇵🇹Portuguese

recaída

uma falha em manter um estado superior

🇷🇺Russian

рецидивирующий

неспособность поддерживать более высокое состояние

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बीमारी के पुनरावर्तन

उच्च स्थिति को बनाए रखने में विफलता

🇮🇳Tamil

மறுபிறப்பு

ஒரு உயர்ந்த நிலையை பராமரிக்கத் தவறியது

🇮🇳Telugu

మరల మరలుచున్నది

ఉన్నత స్థితిని కొనసాగించడంలో వైఫల్యం

🇮🇳Gujarati

રિલેપ્સિંગ

ઉચ્ચ સ્થિતિ જાળવવામાં નિષ્ફળતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರುಕಳಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಉನ್ನತ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ವಿಫಲವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആവർത്തിച്ചുവരുന്ന

ഉയർന്ന നില നിലനിർത്തുന്നതിൽ പരാജയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੀਲੈਪਸਿੰਗ

ਉੱਚ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਨੂੰ ਕਾਇਮ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਫਲਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دوبارہ لگ رہا ہے

اعلی ریاست کو برقرار رکھنے میں ناکامی۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

复发的

未能维持较高的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

再発する

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

กำเริบ

ความล้มเหลวในการรักษาสถานะที่สูงขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kambuh

kegagalan untuk mempertahankan keadaan yang lebih tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

umuulit

isang kabiguan na mapanatili ang isang mas mataas na estado

🇲🇾Malay

berulang

kegagalan untuk mengekalkan keadaan yang lebih tinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منتكس

الفشل في الحفاظ على حالة أعلى

🇮🇷Persian

عود کننده

شکست در حفظ وضعیت بالاتر

🇹🇷Turkish

tekrarlayan

daha yüksek bir durumu sürdürememe

🇮🇱Hebrew

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