Hyphenation
re·lapseTurkish pronunciation
riläpsSynonyms
backsliding,
fall,
fall from grace,
lapse,
loss,
recidivism,
recurrence,
regression,
repetition,
retrogression,
return,
reversion,
setback,
turn for the worse,
worseningPronunciation
/rēˈlaps/ /riːˈlæps/
Etymology
[ ri-'laps, 'rE-" ] (noun.) 15th century. From Latin relapsus, past participle of relabi (“to slide back, fall back”) re- (“back”) + labi (“to slip, slide, fall”).