Main Entry: back·slide

Pronunciation: \-ˌslīd\

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s): back·slid \-ˌslid\; back·slid or back·slid·den \-ˌsli-d^ən\; back·slid·ing \-ˌslī-diŋ\

Date: 1552

1 : to lapse morally or in the practice of religion
2 : to revert to a worse condition : retrogress

— backslide noun

— back·slid·er \-ˌslī-dər\ noun