relapse
verb · nounB1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive)To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.
He has improved recently but keeps relapsing into states of utter confusion.
to relapse into a stupor, into vice, or into barbarism
to relapse into slumber after being disturbed
- 2.
(intransitive)(intransitive, medicine, of a disease) To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).
- 3.
(informal, intransitive, specifically)To return to a vice, especially self-harm or alcoholism, failing to maintain abstinence.
relapsed after 5 months of being clean
- 4.
To slip or slide back physically; to turn back.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
The act or situation of relapsing.
a drug relapse
- 2.
(medicine) An occasion when a person becomes ill again after a period of improvement
- 3.
(obsolete)One who has relapsed, or fallen back into error; a backslider.
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Nguồn gốc từ
From la relapsus, past participle of relabi (to slide back, fall back), from re- (back) + labi (to slip, slide, fall).