relapse
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(verb) go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" |
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Synonyms: fall back, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress |
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(verb) deteriorate in health; "he relapsed" |
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Synonyms: get worse |
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Related Words: change state, turn |
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(noun) a failure to maintain a higher state |
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Synonyms: backsliding, lapse, lapsing, recidivism, relapsing, reversion, reverting |
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Related Words: failure |
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