RELAPSES Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word relapses. (close relations)
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| lapse | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a mistake resulting from inattention • a break or intermission in the occurrence of something • a failure to maintain a higher state verb • pass into a specified state or condition; sink into • end, at least for a long time • drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards • go back to bad behavior • let slip • for time to move forward | ||||||
| backsliding | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • a failure to maintain a higher state | ||||||
| lapsing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a failure to maintain a higher state | ||||||
| recidivate | verbv | |||||
verb • go back to bad behavior | ||||||
| regress | verbv | |||||
noun • the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence • returning to a former state verb • go back to a statistical means • go back to a previous state • get worse or fall back to a previous condition • go back to bad behavior | ||||||
| relapsing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • a failure to maintain a higher state | ||||||
| retrogress | verbv | |||||
verb • get worse or fall back to a previous condition • go back to bad behavior | ||||||
| reversion | nounn | |||||
noun • (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) • (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation) • a reappearance of an earlier characteristic • turning in the opposite direction • returning to a former state • a failure to maintain a higher state | ||||||
| reverting | verbv | |||||
noun • a failure to maintain a higher state adjective satellite • tending to return to an earlier state | ||||||
| fall back | verbv | |||||
verb • fall backwards and down • hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. • move back and away from • retreat • have recourse to • go back to bad behavior | ||||||
| get worse | ||||||
verb • deteriorate in health | ||||||
