recidivationEtymologyFrom Middle English recidivacion, from Latin recidīvātiō. By surface analysis, recidivate + -ion or recidive + -ation.recidivation means relapse of a disease or a symptom. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounRelapse of a disease or a symptom.Synonym of recidivism.“Recidiuation into ſinne maketh the former repentãce fruſtrate.”