BrE BrE//rɪˈlæps//; NAmE NAmE//rɪˈlæps//; BrE BrE//ˈriːlæps//; NAmE NAmE//ˈriːlæps//
[countable, uncountable] the fact of becoming ill/sick again after making an improvement to have/suffer a relapse a risk of relapse Wordfinderhealthacute, condition, health, medicine, outbreak, pain, recover, relapse, terminal, treatment Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectiveacute verb + relapseexperience, suffer, cause, … relapse + verboccur relapse + nounprevention, rate prepositionin relapse phrasesa risk of relapse See full entry See related entries: Being ill Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin relaps- ‘slipped back’, from the verb relabi, from re- ‘back’ + labi ‘to slip’. Early senses referred to a return to heresy or wrongdoing.Extra examples A wide range of emotionally stressful events may trigger a relapse. Even in relapse there will be times when the patient’s general condition improves. The therapy can reduce the relapse rate for multiple sclerosis. to have/suffer a relapseCheck pronunciation: relapse
