backslide
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backslide
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From back + slide.
verb backslides · backsliding · backslid · backslided · backslidden
-
To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
He felt better for a little while, before his condition started to backslide.
Similar: retrograde
- To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments. Rich countries are backsliding on their commitment to agree to new WTO measures to help people in poor countries gain access to affordable medicines.
- To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.
noun backslides
- A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
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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.
Similar: moonwalk
Translations
Every language
verb to revert to a previous, worse state
| 中文 | 開倒車 /开倒车 kāidàochē |
|---|---|
| Português | regredir, regressar, retroceder, decair |
| Français | régresser |
| Deutsch | rückläufig werden |
| Italiano | regredire |
verb to renege on one's obligations or commitments
| Español | renegar, retractarse, apostatar |
|---|---|
| Português | renegar, retractar-se, apostatar |
| Français | renier, revenir sur sa parole, se dédire |
| Italiano | rinnegare, ritrattare, smentire, apostatare |
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