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Noun: backsliding  'bak,slI-ding
  1. A failure to maintain a higher state
    "His backsliding into old habits disappointed his mentor";
    - lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting
Verb: backslide (backslid,backslidden)  'bak,slId
  1. Revert to sinful or undesirable behaviour after a period of improvement or commitment to change
    "Conservatives worry about McCain's backslide on immigration";
    - lapse

Derived forms: backslidings

Type of: drop away, drop off, failure, fall away, slip

Encyclopedia: Backsliding

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