Meaning of backslide

back•slide

Pronunciation: (bak'slīd"), [key]

— v., n. -slid, -slid -slid•den, -slid•ing,

—v.i.

to relapse into bad habits, sinful behavior, or undesirable activities.

—n.

an act or instance of backsliding: a backslide from his early training.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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