recidivism C2 Topic:Law & Government US /rəˈsɪdɪˌvɪzəm/ UK /rɪˈsɪdɪvɪzm̩/ See IPA manual Freq #60764 Meanings 1 noun Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past. The increase in criminal activity was attributed to recidivism. 2 noun Returning to a negative behavior after having stopped it for a period of time. Alcohol(ic) recidivism. Thesaurus Word family Related forms recidivistrecidivize Etymology From French récidivisme, from Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”). Compare recidivous, -ism. By surface analysis, recidive + -ism. Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # recidivism **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /rəˈsɪdɪˌvɪzəm/ **IPA (UK):** /rɪˈsɪdɪvɪzm̩/ **Frequency rank:** 60764 ## Meanings 1. Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past. 2. Returning to a negative behavior after having stopped it for a period of time. ## Examples - The increase in criminal activity was attributed to recidivism. - Alcohol(ic) recidivism. ## Related Forms - recidivist - recidivize ## Etymology From French récidivisme, from Latin recidīvus (“returning, recurring”). Compare recidivous, -ism. By surface analysis, recidive + -ism. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown