backslide
verb
back·slide
ˈbak-ˌslīd 
backslid
ˈbak-ˌslid
; backslid or backslidden
ˈbak-ˌsli-dᵊn
; backsliding
ˈbak-ˌslī-diŋ
; backslid or backslidden
ˈbak-ˌsli-dᵊn
; backsliding
ˈbak-ˌslī-diŋ
1
: to lapse morally or in the practice of religion
2
: to revert to a worse condition : retrogress
backslide
noun
Examples of backslide in a Sentence
Smokers who quit often backslide within a year.
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That warning and the new report both come amid fears the U.S. will backslide on its climate commitments and pull out of the Paris Agreement after Donald Trump takes office in January.
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
That same month, Senegal reversed democratic backsliding with an opposition presidential victory by 44-year-old Bassirou Diomaye Faye, after two-term incumbent president Macky Sall failed to lift term limits.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
And while the end of season 18 left Shannon dangerously close to backsliding — with Tamra exposing Shannon’s role in digging up dirt on Gina, and Shannon confusingly picking a fight with new Housewife Katie Ginella’s husband — there was an emphasis on progress.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
On the workforce issue, telemedicine has opened up tremendous new capabilities, although its use has backslid too much since Covid.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
That same month, Senegal reversed democratic backsliding with an opposition presidential victory by 44-year-old Bassirou Diomaye Faye, after two-term incumbent president Macky Sall failed to lift term limits.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
And while the end of season 18 left Shannon dangerously close to backsliding — with Tamra exposing Shannon’s role in digging up dirt on Gina, and Shannon confusingly picking a fight with new Housewife Katie Ginella’s husband — there was an emphasis on progress.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
On the workforce issue, telemedicine has opened up tremendous new capabilities, although its use has backslid too much since Covid.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Backslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backslide. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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backslide
verb
back·slide
ˈbak-ˌslīd
1
: to go back to a less religious or less moral condition
2
: to go back to a worse condition
backslide
noun
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