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back·slide (b

)

intr.v. back·slid (-sl

), back·slid·ing, back·slides

To revert to sin or wrongdoing, especially in religious practice.

backslider n.

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Noun

backslider - someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior

reversionist, recidivist

offender, wrongdoer - a person who transgresses moral or civil law

backslider

noun relapser, renegade, reneger, deserter, fallen angel, turncoat, apostate I've never heard of him punishing a backslider.

Translations

backslider [ˈbækˈslaɪdəʳ] N → reincidente mf

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