Failure and Relapse

Failure

Failure noun - The nonperformance of an assigned or expected action.

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Relapse and failure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Relapse" instead a noun "Failure".

Nearby Words: fail, failing, failed

Relapse noun - A failure to maintain a higher state.

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Failure and relapse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Failure" instead a noun "Relapse".

Nearby Words: relapsed, relapsing

severe	severe failure	severe relapse
horrible	horrible failure	horrible relapse
potential	potential failure	potential relapse
temporary	temporary failure	temporary relapse
Other adjectives: subsequent, last, occasional, sudden.

Tragedy struck when Knupp died of multiple organ failure in 2007, but the band kept going, releasing Unleash the Carnivore in 2009 before signing with Relapse the following year.

Source: Music / Devourment

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