noun
- instances of returning to a former worse condition, especially after improvement
Usage: medical contexts; addiction recovery
verb
- returns to a former worse condition after a period of improvement
Usage: third person singular present
Examples
- The patient experienced several relapses during treatment.
- Drug addiction often involves multiple relapses before recovery.
- She relapses into old habits when stressed.
- The company’s stock price relapses after each brief rally.
- His relapses into depression worried his family.
- The disease relapses unpredictably in some patients.
- Multiple relapses delayed her complete recovery.