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REEL-aps/ˈriːlæps/

A relapse is a return to a worse state after improvement: a relapse into chaos, a medical relapse. The verb is often /rɪˈlæps/. Recur (this batch) is happen again; recovery (already in the dictionary) sits opposite in health. “Flow” is branding for an unstaffed night.

Meaning

A return to a worse state after improvement (verb often /rɪˈlæps/).

Examples

• “A relapse into unstaffed nights is a rota failure, not “flow”.”
• “Setback is milder. Recur is this batch (happen again). Flow is comms. A blank on the rota is a hole. Fill the name; keep the metaphor for the novel.”

Good to know

A return to a worse state. Verb stress often /rɪˈlæps/. Cousin: recur (this batch). Flow ≠ an unstaffed night.

Near in meaning

setback

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