RELAPSE

7 letters 9 Scrabble points /ɹɪˈlæps/

Definition of RELAPSE

noun
  1. The act or situation of relapsing.

    "a drug relapse"

  2. An occasion when a person becomes ill again after a period of improvement

  3. One who has relapsed, or fallen back into error; a backslider.

verb
  1. To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.

    "He has improved recently but keeps relapsing into states of utter confusion."

  2. (of a disease) To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).

  3. To slip or slide back physically; to turn back.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters R E L A P S E
Length 7 letters
Scrabble Score 9 points

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