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Relapsed

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reversionnounThe action of returning to a former condition or practice.
backslidingnounAn occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
recidivismnounCommitting new offenses after a crime committed in the past.
lapseverbTo slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.
lapsingnounThe act or process by which something lapses.
revertingnountending to return to an earlier state
hereticnounSomeone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.
recidiveSynonym of recidivous (“prone to relapse”).
revertsverbTo throw back; to reflect; to reverberate.
recidivateverb(intransitive) To relapse into a previous pattern of behavior, especially to commit new offenses after having been punished or sanctioned for earlier ones.
recurrencenounThe instance of recurring; frequent occurrence.
relapsing fevernoun(pathology) An infection caused by certain bacteria of the genus Borrelia, transmitted by lice and ticks.
addictionnoun(medicine) A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences.
backslidnounA backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
regressionnoun(statistics) An analytic method to measure the association of one or more independent variables with a dependent variable.
addictnounA person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.
backslideverb(intransitive) To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
reenteringverbSynonym of reentrant (“pointing inward”).
drug addictionnoun(psychiatry) A dependency on drugs, especially which are illegal or improperly procured.
failurenounState or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.

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