All 3 Uses
relapse
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(Edited)
- He handed in his resignation at once—and that night the Judge suffered a relapse and died.
Chpt 22relapse = return to an undesirable previous condition
- The next day the doctors were back; Tom had relapsed.
Chpt 22 *relapsed = returned to an undesirable previous condition
- Poor lads! they—like Tom—had suffered a relapse.
Chpt 22relapse = return to an undesirable previous condition
Definitions:
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(1)
(relapse) to return to an undesirable previous condition -- especially illness, addiction, or bad behavior
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)