backsliding

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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backsliding

(ˈbækslaɪdɪŋ)

n

a return to former bad habits or vices from a state of virtue

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

backsliding - a failure to maintain a higher state lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reverting, lapse, reversion failure - an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test" recidivism - habitual relapse into crime

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backsliding

noun

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

backslide, lapse, recidivation, recidivism, relapse.

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Translations

ricaduta

backsliding

[ˈbækˈslaɪdɪŋ] N → reincidencia f, recaída f

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backsliding

[ˈbækslaɪdɪŋ] n → récidive f

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backsliding

[ˈbækˌslaɪdɪŋ] n → ricaduta (in vizio, errore)

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