backslide

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (intransitive) To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
2. (transitive) To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
3. To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.

Noun

1. A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
2. A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards.

Concepts

récidiver

endommager

rechuter

régresser

se détériorer

envenimer

ne pas tenir bon

s’abâtardir

dégénérer

s’abîmer

Synonymes

regress

relapse

retrogress

fall back

retreat

lapse

go back

regression

retrograde

return

revert

withdraw

move backwards

degeneracy

walk backwards

degeneration

draw back

drop down

fail

fall

Traductions

degenerare

recaure

verschlechtern

ausarten

entarten

rückfällig werden

abarten

herabsinken

ξανακυλώ

reincidir

decadere

deteriorare

deteriorarsi

peggiorare

يتردّى

Étymologie (Anglais)

From back + slide.