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Relapses

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recidivateverb(intransitive) To relapse into a previous pattern of behavior, especially to commit new offenses after having been punished or sanctioned for earlier ones.
retrogressnounA retrogression.
backslidingnounAn occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
regressnounThe act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.
recidivismnounCommitting new offenses after a crime committed in the past.
reversionnounThe action of returning to a former condition or practice.
lapsenounA temporary failure; a slip.
lapsingnounThe act or process by which something lapses.
fall backverbTo retreat.
get worseverbdeteriorate in health
revertingnouna failure to maintain a higher state
burstsnounAn act or instance of bursting.
exacerbationsnounAn increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)
failuresnounState or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
flurriesnounA light, brief snowfall; a shower of snow.
lapsesnounA temporary failure; a slip.
outbreaksnounAn eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.
reversalsnounA change in fortune; a change from being successful to having problems.
setbacksnounAn obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which slows down, or prevents progress towards a desired outcome).
surgesnounA sudden transient rush, flood or increase.

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