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Synonyms for re lapses


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : verb ri-laps; noun ri-laps, ree-laps
Phonetic Transcription : verb rɪˈlæps; noun rɪˈlæps, ˈri læps

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Définition of re lapses

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.
  • As in lapse : noun backsliding
  • As in attack : noun sudden dysfunction or disorder
  • As in reaction : noun political conservativism
  • As in relapse : noun deterioration, weakening
  • As in reversion : noun return to a former state
  • As in backset : noun setback
  • As in recidivation : noun lapse
  • As in recidivism : noun lapse
  • As in regression : noun reversion
  • As in retrogradation : noun reversion
  • As in decline : noun lessening
  • As in illness : noun disease; bad health
  • As in lapse : verb become void; fall back into previous pattern
  • As in backslide : verb go astray
  • As in regress : verb return to earlier way of doing things
  • As in relapse : verb deteriorate, weaken
  • As in revert : verb return to an earlier, less-developed condition
  • As in sink : verb fall, decrease
  • As in turn : verb reverse; change course
  • As in weaken : verb reduce the strength of
  • As in reoccur : verb return
  • As in decline : verb lessen, become less
  • As in fall : verb descend; become lower

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