backslide

(băk'slīd')
intr.v., -slid (-slĭd'), -slid·ing, -slides.
To revert to sin or wrongdoing, especially in religious practice.

backslider back'slid'er n.

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verb

To slip from a higher or better condition to a former, usually lower or poorer one: lapse, regress, relapse, retrogress, revert. See better/worse, repetition.

noun

A slipping from a higher or better condition to a lower or poorer one: backsliding, lapse, recidivation, recidivism, relapse. See better/worse, repetition.

v

Definition: degenerate
Antonyms: progress

v

Definition: relapse
Antonyms: persevere

For a list of words related to backslide, see:

• Fraud, Treachery, and Deception - backslide: (vb) fail to live up to one’s beliefs or moral values

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See words rhyming with "backslide."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Backslide.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - få tilbagefald, svigte

Nederlands (Dutch)
terugvallen (in slechte gewoonte etc.), afvallig worden

Français (French)
v. intr. - récidiver

Deutsch (German)
v. - abtrünnig werden, auf die schiefe Bahn geraten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υποτροπιάζω, παραστρατώ

Italiano (Italian)
ricadere nell'errore

Português (Portuguese)
v. - apostatar, reincidir no erro, resvalar, mostrar-se relapso

Русский (Russian)
поддаться искушению, впасть в грех

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - desviarse, salir del buen camino, reincidir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - återfalla, avfalla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
堕落, 退步

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 墮落, 退步

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 다시 나쁜 길로 빠져들다, 타락하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 逆戻りする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرتد عن الطريق الصحيح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮חזר לסורו, התדרדר‬

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