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backslide

verb

back·​slide ˈbak-ˌslīd How to pronounce backslide (audio)
backslid ˈbak-ˌslid How to pronounce backslide (audio) ; backslid or backslidden ˈbak-ˌsli-dᵊn How to pronounce backslide (audio) ; backsliding ˈbak-ˌslī-diŋ How to pronounce backslide (audio)

intransitive verb

1
: to lapse morally or in the practice of religion
2
: to revert to a worse condition : retrogress
backslide noun
backslider noun

Example Sentences

Smokers who quit often backslide within a year.
Recent Examples on the Web The temptation to backslide can be strong — and must be guarded against. Pratap Khedkar, STAT, 28 July 2022 There is no reason to believe VW will backslide on its EV strategy just because that the man most identified with the strategy has been sacked. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 July 2022 But experts worry health systems may backslide during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 12 July 2022 But the Cardinals look like a good bet to backslide. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2022 Carlson, of course, has said next to nothing about the autocratic character of Orban’s rule, which critics on both sides of the Atlantic cast as a cautionary tale of how democracies backslide. Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2021 Until proven otherwise, expect the Panthers’ offense to backslide and struggle without McCaffrey as its workhorse. New York Times, 30 Sep. 2021 But when that federal oversight ended, the plaintiffs said the department began to backslide. Washington Post, 20 July 2021 Kreider worries wellness progress might backslide this summer. Washington Post, 22 June 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1554, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of backslide was in 1554

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