Definition
A return to a worse state or bad habit after some improvement.
Etymology
From Latin *relabi* meaning “to slip back,” from *re-* “back” and *labi* “to slip or slide.” It originally described a physical slipping back before becoming a medical and psychological term.
Kelly Says
The image behind ‘relapse’ is someone literally losing their footing and sliding backward. That picture helps explain why relapse is seen as part of a slippery, non‑linear path to recovery, not just a single failure.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
terugval
ter-UG-val
BGБългарски
рецидив
re-tsi-DIV
BNবাংলা
পুনরাবৃত্তি
pu-nor-a-brit-ti
CACatalà
recaure
re-kau-RE
DADansk
tilbagefald
til-ba-ge-FALD
DEDeutsch
rückfällig werden
RUK-fel-lig VER-den
ELΕλληνικά
αναποδογυρίζω
a-na-po-do-yi-RI-zo
ESEspañol
recaer
re-ka-ER
ETEesti
tagasilangemine
ta-ga-si-lan-ge-MI-ne
EUEuskara
berriz erori
be-rriz e-ro-ri
FAفارسی
عود کردن
owd kar-dan
FISuomi
relapsi
re-LAP-si
FRFrançais
rechuter
re-shu-TE
HEעברית
להחמיר
le-hakh-MIR
HIहिन्दी
पुनरावृत्ति
pu-na-raa-vrit-ti
HRHrvatski
relaps
re-LAPS
HUMagyar
visszaesik
vis-sa-e-shik
IDBahasa Indonesia
kambuh
kam-BUH
ITItaliano
ricadere
ri-ka-DE-re
LTLietuvių
atkristi
at-KRIS-ti
LVLatviešu
atkārtot
at-kaar-TOT
MNМонгол
давтан өвдөх
davtan ovdokh
MSBahasa Melayu
berulang
be-ru-lang
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်ဖြစ်
pyan-hpyit
NLNederlands
terugvallen
ter-UG-val-len
NONorsk
tilbakefall
til-ba-ke-FALL
PLPolski
nawrócić
na-VROO-chich
PTPortuguês
recair
re-ka-IR
RORomână
rechuta
re-ku-TA
RUРусский
рецидивировать
re-tsi-di-vi-RO-vat'
SKSlovenčina
relaps
re-LAPS
SLSlovenščina
relaps
re-LAPS
SVSvenska
återfalla
o-ter-FAL-la
SWKiswahili
kurudia
ku-ru-DI-a
TAதமிழ்
மீண்டும் வருதல்
meen-dum va-ru-tal
TEతెలుగు
మళ్ళీ పడు
mal-li pa-du
TRTürkçe
nüksetmek
nuk-set-MEK
UKУкраїнська
рецидив
re-tsi-DIV
URاردو
پھر گرنا
phir gir-NA
VITiếng Việt
tái phát
tai phat