relapsing

Definitions

Returning to a previous state or condition, especially after a period of improvement.

Suffering a recurrence of a disease or symptoms after a period of remission.

Examples

The patient was at high risk of relapsing into his old habits after leaving the rehabilitation center.

Despite the initial success of the treatment, the disease showed signs of relapsing after only a few months.

Synonyms

recurring recurrent reverting backsliding regressing repeating

Antonyms

recovering improving stabilizing advancing healing progressing