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How to pronounce “relapse”

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Pronunciation guide for relapse

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of relapse with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: How to Find Creativity and Purpose in the Face of Adversitybefore I learned of my relapse.
Definition summary: (intransitive) To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.

Example 1 of 8

How to Find Creativity and Purpose in the Face of Adversity

before I learned of my relapse.

[Verb]
(intransitive) To fall back again; to slide or turn back into a former state or practice.
(intransitive, medicine, of a disease) To recur; to worsen, be aggravated (after a period of improvement).
(intransitive, informal, specifically) To return to a vice, especially self-harm or alcoholism, failing to maintain abstinence.
To slip or slide back physically; to turn back.
[Noun]
The act or situation of relapsing.
(medicine) An occasion when a person becomes ill again after a period of improvement
(obsolete) One who has relapsed, or fallen back into error; a backslider.
[Adjective]
(religion) relapsed

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