1. characterized by or involving repeated returns to a previous condition
Usage: often medical

1. present participle of relapse; returning to a former state, especially a worse condition after improvement

Examples

• The patient is relapsing into depression despite treatment.
• She was relapsing into her old bad habits.
• The doctor diagnosed him with relapsing fever.
• He kept relapsing after each attempt at sobriety.
• The relapsing nature of the disease made treatment difficult.
• Her relapsing symptoms worried the medical team.
• The addiction counselor warned about relapsing behaviors.