relapsed
Returned to sickness
Relapsed is the past tense of relapse—to fall back into a previous condition, especially an undesirable one.
Most often it describes returning to illness after apparent recovery She relapsed after six months in remission or returning to addiction after a period of sobriety He relapsed and started drinking again.
The word carries a sense of setback or failure to maintain progress.
Revert to bad habits
- regressionReturn to former state
- reversalComplete change of direction
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
- slipMinor error or misstep
fall · deterioration · decline · retrogression · disappointment · defeat · obstacle · difficulty
Temporary disease absence
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- flare-upSudden recurrence of symptoms
- exacerbationMaking something more severe
- chronicPersisting over time
deterioration · regression · reactivation · symptoms · treatment · prognosis · oncology · autoimmune
Powerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- dependencyState of needing support
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
sobriety · recovery · trigger · therapy · counseling · substance · opioid · alcoholism
backslide
Revert to bad habits
- regressionReturn to former state
- reversalComplete change of direction
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
slip · fall · deterioration · decline · retrogression · disappointment · defeat · obstacle · difficulty · hindrance
remission
Temporary disease absence
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- flare-upSudden recurrence of symptoms
- exacerbationMaking something more severe
chronic · deterioration · regression · reactivation · symptoms · treatment · prognosis · oncology · autoimmune · malignancy
craving
Powerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- dependencyState of needing support
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
detoxification · sobriety · recovery · trigger · therapy · counseling · substance · opioid · alcoholism · abstinence
- mental statesknowledge, conscious, mood, anxious, memory
- conditionsmedical condition, weather conditions, environmental conditions, living conditions, working conditions
relapsedrecovered
Returned to normal state
healed · cured · rehabilitated · recuperated · improved
relapsedprogressed
Moved toward completion
improved · advanced · moved forward · gotten better · turned the corner
- relapse preventionStrategies against returning symptoms
- relapse triggersStimuli prompting behavioral regression