Antonyms for relapse
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : verb ri-laps; noun ri-laps, ree-laps |
Phonetic Transcription : verb rɪˈlæps; noun rɪˈlæps, ˈri læps |
Definition of relapse
Origin :- early 15c., "renounce;" 1560s, "fall into a former state," from Latin relapsus, past participle of relabi "slip back, slide back, sink back," from re- "back" (see re-) + labi "to slip" (see lapse (n.)). Related: Relapsed; relapsing.
- noun deterioration, weakening
- verb deteriorate, weaken
- I had sent for Doctor Norrey, as soon as the relapse came, and he was there with me.
- Extract from : « Questionable Shapes » by William Dean Howells
- And when the relapse fell on him, was he in most respects—or in all respects—as he was then?
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- I, who whip round corners and bluster, relapse and evade, then rally and pursue!
- Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame
- There was a temporary rally, followed by a relapse, at Alexandria.
- Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
- But the notes that called me home were too clarion-like for a relapse into puppyism.
- Extract from : « Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 » by Various
- If you went out into camp now you would have a relapse, and be dead inside of a week.
- Extract from : « Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) » by John McElroy
- Not now; and I'll take care not to have a relapse,' said he gravely.
- Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
- His manner indicated that he was about to relapse into stronger terms.
- Extract from : « The Plunderer » by Roy Norton
- Here he has a relapse, lasting many weeks, but slowly recovers.
- Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
- This relapse into wilfulness was because he had again connected the epithet foolish with her.
- Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
Synonyms for relapse
- backslide
- backsliding
- be overcome
- be overtaken
- degenerate
- fade
- fail
- fall
- fall back
- fall from grace
- lapse
- loss
- recidivate
- recidivism
- recurrence
- regress
- regression
- repetition
- retrogress
- retrogression
- return
- reversion
- revert
- setback
- sicken
- sink
- slide back
- slip back
- suffer
- turn back
- turn for the worse
- worsen
- worsening
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