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noun
A failure to maintain a higher state.
synonyms: backsliding, lapse, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting.
is a specific kind of: failure.
is a broader term that covers: recidivism.
derivation: fall back, lapse, recidivate, regress, relapse, retrogress | backslide, lapse | get worse, relapse | regress, retrovert, return, revert, turn back.
Dutch: hapering
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