a failure to maintain a higher state
Used in a Sentence
relapse
How to use relapse in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for relapse.
Editorial note
I can't say I'm cured, because there's a possibility I might relapse at some point in the future.
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Quick take
a failure to maintain a higher state
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of relapse gathered in one view.
deteriorate in health; "he relapsed"
go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for relapse.
noun
a failure to maintain a higher state
See also: backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapsing, reversion, reverting
verb
deteriorate in health; "he relapsed"
verb
go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
See also: lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress
Example sentences
I can't say I'm cured, because there's a possibility I might relapse at some point in the future.
It turns out that over the seven years, those who remained on the drugs relapsed as often as the others.
I take Chantix and run at the gym which in combination helps a great deal, but I still relapse now and then on the nicotine.
"One doctor eventually showed me a paper on outcomes for the lymph node surgery I had, with a relapse rate curve going out five years so.
That's just intuitive to me... wouldn't you be more likely to relapse if you were a felon unable to find gainful employment?
As for the article itself - I think it has a valid point but is overly flippant about the risks of addiction and relapse later in life.
That means reducing the chances you'll relapse because withdrawal fucking sucks and the only thing that will fix it is either waiting or using again.
Or it can be unhealthy, with dependence and enabling and people wanting to "fix" others and getting locked into a cycle of recovery and relapse.
Scala is probably not a big enough leap to discipline yourself to grok functional just b/c it's so easy to relapse into non-functional patterns and Scala will happily comply.
Letting yourself wallow in bona fide clinical depression is unhealthy because it reinforces neural structures that strengthen your depression, making it harder to get out of, and easier to relapse into later.
I found this incredibly helpful for managing my emotions because it let me track my progress in a very precise way: every monthly checkup that would go by uneventfully, I knew exactly what my chance of relapse had dropped to.
Okay, I have long wanted to know this about alcoholics and alcohol relapse sufferers:Do one-time alcoholics - functional or otherwise - who have sought treatment and then completely quit drinking for a fair number of years, ever manage to go back to moderate & responsible alcohol consumption?orIs it pretty much a life of teetotalism, for them, after that?Do you know of any friends or family who have recovered and enjoy alcohol responsibly?My experience has been that almost all such people I know, resort to drinking non-alcohol fizzy drinks, fruit juices and other replacements, but never any booze, not even non-alcoholic beer.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use relapse in a sentence?
I can't say I'm cured, because there's a possibility I might relapse at some point in the future.
What does relapse mean?
a failure to maintain a higher state
What part of speech is relapse?
relapse is commonly used as noun, verb.