Attack and Relapse

Attack

Attack noun - A sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder.

Usage example: malaria is characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever

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Relapse and attack are semantically related in illness topic. In some cases you can use "Relapse" instead a noun "Attack", when it comes to topics like health, sudden dysfunction or disorder.

Nearby Words: attacked, attacker, attacking, attackable

Relapse

Relapse noun - A failure to maintain a higher state.

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Synonyms for Relapse

Antonyms for Relapse

Attack and relapse are semantically related in illness topic. Sometimes you can use "Attack" instead a noun "Relapse", if it concerns topics such as health.

Nearby Words: relapsed, relapsing

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How words are described

full	full attack	full relapse
major	major attack	major relapse
fatal	fatal attack	fatal relapse
next	next attack	next relapse
Other adjectives: last, sudden.

Both words in one sentence

Wodehouse returned to the attack in "Rodney Has A Relapse", in which reformed vers libre poet Rodney Spelvin writes smarmy poems about his toddler son, "Timothy Bobbin".

Source: Creator / P. G. Wodehouse
Any time Chris Farley faked a heart attack in the Bill Swerski's Superfans sketches, not to mention the one-off sketch where Farley plays "The Relapse Guy" — so called because he keeps going on and falling off the wagon.

Source: Funny Aneurysm Moment / Saturday Night Live

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