backgain
backgain noun: a relapse.
Noun
backgain (plural backgains)
- A relapse.
- A decline; consumption.
- A relapse in illness.
Adjective
backgain (comparative more backgain, superlative most backgain)
- Receding; going back.
- Not thriving in health or in worldly concerns.
- a backgain family
Forms of backgain
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | backgains |
| alternative form | backgaun |
| alternative form | back-gang |
| alternative form | back-gannin |
| alternative form | backgane |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more backgain |
| superlative | most backgain |
| alternative form | back-ga'en |
| alternative form | back-gaen |
Origin of backgain
Alteration of back-ganging (noun).
Alteration of back-ganging (adjective), equivalent to back + ganging.
Questions about backgain
- What does backgain mean?
- Backgain means a relapse.
- What part of speech is backgain?
- Backgain can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of backgain?
- The plural of backgain is backgains.
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