backslide

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

récidiver

degenerare

recaure

ausarten

entarten

rückfällig werden

herabsinken

verschlechtern

ξανακυλώ

dégénérer

endommager

rechuter

régresser

se détériorer

abarten

Etymology

From back + slide.