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relapsea deterioration in someone's state of health after a temporary improvement

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a deterioration in someone's state of health after a temporary improvement

Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈlæps/

Korean meaning: 일시적 호전 후 건강 상태가 다시 악화되는 것, 재발

Korean pronunciation: 리**랩**스

Example Sentences

  • My diet was going perfectly until I had a pizza relapse last weekend.
  • The cancer patient's relapse was detected early through regular check-ups.
  • After three months of not buying shoes, she relapsed and bought five pairs in one day.

relapse

NOUN

//rɪˈlæps//

a deterioration in someone's state of health after a temporary improvement

relapse concept
💡 Concept

a deterioration in someone's state of health after a temporary improvement

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relapse rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Perhaps recovery, but then relapse and collapse

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/rɪˈlæps/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈlæps/

🌳Etymology

Prefixre--
Rootlapse

Origin

라틴어에서 온 단어로, '다시 미끄러져 떨어지다'라는 의미에서 유래되었습니다. 마치 계단을 올라가다가 다시 미끄러져 내려가는 모습처럼, 좋아졌던 상태가 다시 나빠지는 것을 표현합니다.

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🎵Rhyme

collapseperhapslapse
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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My diet was going perfectly until I had a pizza relapse last weekend.

The cancer patient's relapse was detected early through regular check-ups.

😄 Fun example

After three months of not buying shoes, she relapsed and bought five pairs in one day.

The rehabilitation program focuses on preventing relapse among former addicts.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

recurrencesetbackregressiondeteriorationbackslide

Antonyms

recoveryimprovementprogress

Related

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