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/rɪˈlæps/noun

उच्चारण रिलैप्स

(रोग का) फिर से उभरना, पुनरावर्तन

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noun
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    [C, U]

    the fact of becoming ill again after making an improvement; the fact of going back to bad behaviour

    (रोग का) फिर से उभरना, पुनरावर्तन

    • He suffered a relapse.
    • A relapse is possible if the patient stops taking medicines early.
    • The patient made good progress, but a relapse followed in winter.
    + 2 more examples
    • Doctors warned that stopping the treatment could cause a relapse.
    • After a long relapse, he finally returned to work.

    Synonyms recurrence setback deterioration regression backsliding

    Opposite recovery improvement progress

verb
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    [I] ~ (into sth)

    to go back into a previous condition or into a worse state after making an improvement

    फिर से बिगड़ना

    • He relapsed into silence.
    • After months of progress, the team relapsed into its old habits.
    • The patient relapsed after leaving hospital too early.
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    • Many students relapse into late-night habits during holidays.
    • She relapsed into her old ways once the pressure was gone.

    Synonyms regress lapse revert backslide deteriorate

    Opposite improve recover progress

≈Synonyms and antonyms
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re·lapse

?Which word?

Keep the go-back words together: relapse, regress (return to an earlier, worse state), revert (return to a previous state: 'revert to type'), backslide (go back to bad habits), retrogress, lapse (a small mistake; a slow fall into a bad state).

वापस जाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: relapse, regress (पहले की बदतर अवस्था में लौटना), revert (पहली अवस्था में लौटना: 'revert to type'), backslide (बुरी आदतों में लौटना), retrogress, lapse (छोटी गलती; बुरी अवस्था में धीमी गिरावट)।

§Grammar and usage

Relapse into sth ('relapse into old habits').

Usage: relapse into sth (फिर से बुरी हालत या आदत में लौट जाना), जैसे 'relapse into old habits'। यहाँ preposition into का प्रयोग होता है।