Contents -AUTHOR INDEX -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers
Division (I) Individual Volition
Section II. Prospective Volition
2. Degree of Subservience

661. Relapse.

   NOUN:RELAPSE, lapse; falling back &c. v.; retrogradation (retrogression) [See Regression]; deterioration [See Deterioration].
  [RETURN TO, OR RECURRENCE OF, A BAD STATE] backsliding, recidivation [obs.]; recidivism, recidivity; recrudescence.
   VERB:RELAPSE, lapse; fall -, slide -, slip -, sink- back; have a relapse, be overcome, be overtaken, yield again to, fall again into; return; retrograde [See Regression]; recidivate [rare]; fall off [See Deterioration]- again.
   ADJECTIVE:BACKSLIDING, relapsing &c. v.; recidivous, recidivistic, recrudescent, retrograde.