backslide
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verb
back·slide
\-ˌslīd\
Simple Definition of backslide
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: to start doing something bad again after you have stopped it
Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
Full Definition of backslide
backslid
play \-ˌslid\backslid
orbackslidden
play \-ˌsli-dən\backsliding
play \-ˌslī-diŋ\intransitive verb
1 : to lapse morally or in the practice of religion
2 : to revert to a worse condition : retrogress
backslide
nounExamples of backslide in a sentence
Smokers who quit often backslide within a year.
1552
First Known Use of backslide
1552
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