relapsing Definition

relapse
verb, intr

1. To fall back into a state of bad habits.

Thesaurus: regress, deteriorate, retrogress, backslide, degenerate, revert, weaken, lapse, worsen, succumb.
2. To become ill again after apparent or partial recovery.

noun

1. An act of falling back into a worse moral state.

Thesaurus: reversion, recidivism, weakening, retrogression, backsliding, lapse, worsening, deterioration.
2. A return to ill health after apparent or partial recovery.

Derivative: relapsed
adj

Derivative: relapser
noun

Derivative: relapsing
adj

Etymology: 16c: from Latin relabi, relapsus to slide back.