BACKSLIDE

lapse, backslide

(verb) drop to a lower level, as in one’s morals or standards

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

backslide (third-person singular simple present backslides, present participle backsliding, simple past backslided or backslid, past participle backslid or backslided or backslidden)

To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.

To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.

Noun

backslide (plural backslides)

A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.

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; later popularly called the moonwalk.

Source: Wiktionary

Back`slide", v. i. [imp. Backslid; p.p. Backslidden, Backslid; p. pr. & vb. n. Backsliding. ] Etym: [Back , adv.+ slide.]

Definition: To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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