relapsing

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noun

A relapse.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of relapse
nounrelapsing (plural relapsings)

plural relapsings

  1. archaicA relapse.

    […] the silent grief beyond the power of words—the generous consolations of the noble sister—the shrinkings of the poor criminal, and his relapsings into a gentler penitence […]

    1822, The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal, volume 6, page 10

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna failure to maintain a higher state

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Broader
failure
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backslidinglapselapsingrelapsereversion

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

relapsing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relapsing

MLA

“relapsing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relapsing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relapsing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relapsing.

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