RELAPSES Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

relapses 1 of 2

noun

plural of relapse

as in breakdowns

the act or an instance of returning to a usually worse state or condition She discussed some ways to help avoid a relapse after quitting smoking. After a long period of cancer remission, he suffered a relapse.

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relapses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of relapse

as in reverts

to return to a usually worse state or condition After a few good months of keeping their rooms clean, the kids relapsed into their old untidy habits.

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Noun

The Leafs had far too many defensive breakdowns in the first, and ran into penalty trouble in the second, but the game was still tied at 1-1 heading into the third.

Kevin Papetti, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
The move ends, or brings to the next phase, one of the longest-running and most public marital breakdowns in modern Hollywood history.

Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024

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