All 3 Uses of
relapse
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- 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
Definition:
to return to an undesirable previous condition -- especially illness, addiction, or bad behavior