relapsing

A noun referring to the act or instance of falling back into a previous, often worse, condition or state, such as a failure to maintain a higher state.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que denota la acción o el hecho de volver a un estado o condición anterior, a menudo peor, como no poder mantener un nivel o situación más favorable.

1. A failure to maintain a higher state B2 formal

   The act of falling back into a previous, often worse, condition or state after a period of improvement.

   • The patient experienced a relapse after a promising recovery.
   • His relapse into bad habits was disappointing to his family.
   • The company's relapse into financial trouble was unexpected.

   🇪🇸recaída

   Sinónimos: lapserecurrenceregressionrelapsereversion

   Antónimos: advancementimprovementprogressrecovery

• relapsings plural form
• relapsings' possessive plural form
• relapsing's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of falling back into a previous state or condition, especially after improvement or recovery.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que indica volver a un estado o situación anterior, especialmente después de una mejora o recuperación, o reincidir en un comportamiento o enfermedad.

1. Deteriorate in health B2 formal medical

   To become ill again after a period of improvement or recovery.

   • The patient relapsed after stopping the medication.
   • He relapsed into a severe fever despite initial recovery.
   • Doctors warned that stress could cause her to relapse.

   🇪🇸Recaer en una enfermedad

   Sinónimos: deterioratefailrecurregressworsen

   Antónimos: convalescehealrecoverrecuperate

2. Return to bad behavior B2 formal

   To go back to a previous negative or undesirable pattern of behavior, especially after trying to stop.

   • He relapsed into smoking after quitting for two years.
   • She relapsed into her old habit of procrastination.
   • The program helps addicts avoid relapsing into substance abuse.

   🇪🇸recaer en una mala conducta

   Sinónimos: backslidefall backlapserecidivateregressrevert

   Antónimos: improverecoverrefrain

• relapsed past participle
• relapsed past simple
• relapsing present participle
• relapses third person singular