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verb |
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rih
laeps
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| inflections: |
relapses, relapsing, relapsed |
| definition: |
to return to bad behavior or poor health after a period of improvement.
After many years without stealing anything, the thief relapsed into her old ways.- similar words:
- lapse, slip
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noun |
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rih
laeps
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ri
laeps
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| definition: |
the act or result of relapsing.
He seemed to be recovering from his illness, but then he had a relapse.- antonyms:
- recovery
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