HyperDic: relapsing

English > 1 sense of the word relapsing:
NOUNactrelapsing, backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, reversion, revertinga failure to maintain a higher state
relapsing > pronunciation
Soundsrihlae'psihng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...
English > relapsing: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA failure to maintain a higher state.
Synonymsbacksliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, reversion, reverting
Narrowerrecidivismhabitual relapse into crime
BroaderfailureAn act that fails
Spanishbajón, caída, recaída, recidiva, reincidencia, reventón
Catalancaiguda, fallida, recaiguda, recidiva, reincidència
Verbsrelapsego back to bad behavior

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