Definitions For Relapsing

noun

  • A failure to maintain a higher state
  • The return of an illness after a period of improvement
  • A return to bad behavior that you had stopped doing

verb

  • To become ill again after a period of improvement in health
  • To return or become worse after leaving or improving for a period of time
  • To return to a bad condition, form of behavior, etc.

Is Relapsing a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
16

The word Relapsing is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Relapsing in a Sentence

  • Everyone thought she was well until a sudden relapse sent her back to the hospital.
  • A drug addict who has had a relapse
  • A drug addict who has a history of relapse
  • If you don't continue your treatment, you could relapse.
  • Malaria can relapse years after the original infection.
  • The country soon relapsed into chaos.

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