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    backsliding
    /ˈbakslʌɪdɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. the action of relapsing into bad ways or error: "one of the best ways to avoid backsliding into destructive habits is to join a support group"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBACKSLIDE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to go back to doing something bad when you have been doing something good, especially to stop working hard or to fail to do something that you had agreed to do: My diet was going well, but I've been backsliding a little recently. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Deteriorating and making worse. add. admin. aggravate. be downhill idiom.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBACKSLIDING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    backsliding in British English. (ˈbækslaɪdɪŋ ) noun. a return to former bad habits or vices from a state of virtue. the government's backsliding on free market reforms. This may help to maintain the gains you've made and to prevent backsliding. Collins English Dictionary.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › backslidBackslide Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of BACKSLIDE is to lapse morally or in the practice of religion. How to use backslide in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBACKSLIDE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to go back to doing something bad when you have been doing something good, especially to stop working hard or to fail to do something that you had agreed to do: My diet was going well, but I've been backsliding a little recently. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Deteriorating and making worse. add. admin. aggravate. be downhill idiom.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBACKSLIDE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. Word Frequency. backslide in American English. (ˈbækˌslaɪd ) verb intransitive Word forms: ˈbackˌslid (ˈbækˌslɪd ), ˈbackˌslid or ˈbackˌslidden (ˈbækˌslɪdən ), ˈbackˌsliding. to slide backward in morals or religious enthusiasm; become less virtuous, less pious, etc. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › backslidingbacksliding noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of backsliding noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › backslidingBacksliding - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of backsliding. noun. a failure to maintain a higher state. synonyms: lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Backsliding." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/backsliding. Accessed 01 Jul. 2024. Copy citation.