back
slide
Third Person
backslides
Present Participle
backsliding
Past Tense
backslid
Past Participle
backslidden
1
to return to worse behavior, habits, or moral standards after having improved
- After months of sobriety, he began to backslide into drinking again.
- The politician promised reform but soon backslid into corrupt practices.
- She was doing well in her studies but backslid after missing several classes.
- Old habits die hard, and it's easy to backslide without support.
- The community leader urged people not to backslide into violence.
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