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relapse

 
 
/rɪˈlæps/, /ˈriːlæps/ noun [C, U]

Translation

ILL when someone becomes ill again after a period of feeling better
tekrar hastalanmak; yeniden kendini iyi hissetmemek
I had a relapse last year and was off work for a month.574
WORSE when something or someone gets worse again after being better
tekrar fenalaşmak, nüksetmek, depreşmek
The company's share prices have suffered a relapse this week.574
relapse
 
/rɪˈlæps/ verb [I]
nüksetmek
(Definition of relapse noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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