Definitions from Wiktionary (backslide)
▸ verb: (intransitive) To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
▸ verb: (transitive) To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
▸ verb: (Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.
▸ noun: A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
▸ noun: (dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards.
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▸ verb: (intransitive) To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
▸ verb: (transitive) To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
▸ verb: (Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.
▸ noun: A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
▸ noun: (dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards.
Similar:
lapse,
retrogress,
retrograde,
relapse,
regress,
go backwards,
backstep,
retrocede,
throw back,
set back,
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