backslide

back·slide

 (băk′slīd′)

intr.v. back·slid (-slĭd′), back·slid·ing, back·slides

To revert to bad habits or lapse in religious practice.

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back′slid′er n.

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backslide

(ˈbækˌslaɪd)

vb, -slides, -sliding, -slid, -slid or -slidden

(intr) to lapse into bad habits or vices from a state of virtue, religious faith, etc

ˈbackˌslider n

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back•slide

(ˈbækˌslaɪd)

v. -slid, -slid -slid•den, -slid•ing, v.i.

1. to relapse into bad habits, sinful behavior, or undesirable activities.

n.

2. an instance of backsliding.

[1575–85]

back′slid`er, n.

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backslide

Past participle: backslid
Gerund: backsliding

Imperative

backslide

backslide

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

backslide - drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards lapse drop away, fall away, slip, drop off - get worse; "My grades are slipping"

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backslide

verb relapse, slip, weaken, go wrong, stray, lapse, revert to old habits, fall back, degenerate, slip back to old ways, regress, go astray, retrogress Keep these things in mind to help prevent you from backsliding.

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backslide

verb

To slip from a higher or better condition to a former, usually lower or poorer one:

lapse, regress, relapse, retrogress, revert.

noun

A slipping from a higher or better condition to a lower or poorer one:

backsliding, lapse, recidivation, recidivism, relapse.

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Translations

backslide

[ˈbækˈslaɪd] (backslid (pt, pp)) VI → reincidir, recaer

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backslide

[ˈbækslaɪd] vi → retomber dans l'erreur

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backslide

vi. resbalar o caer hacia atrás.

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