单词	backsliding
释义	backslide verb back·​slide ˈbak-ˌslīd  backslid ˈbak-ˌslid  ; backslid or backslidden ˈbak-ˌsli-dᵊn  ; backsliding ˈbak-ˌslī-diŋ  intransitive verb 1 : to lapse morally or in the practice of religion 2 : to revert to a worse condition : retrogress backslide noun backslider ˈbak-ˌslī-dər  noun Example Sentences Smokers who quit often backslide within a year. Recent Examples on the Web The temptation to backslide can be strong — and must be guarded against. Pratap Khedkar, STAT, 28 July 2022 There is no reason to believe VW will backslide on its EV strategy just because that the man most identified with the strategy has been sacked. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 July 2022 But experts worry health systems may backslide during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 12 July 2022 But the Cardinals look like a good bet to backslide. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2022 Carlson, of course, has said next to nothing about the autocratic character of Orban’s rule, which critics on both sides of the Atlantic cast as a cautionary tale of how democracies backslide. Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2021 Until proven otherwise, expect the Panthers’ offense to backslide and struggle without McCaffrey as its workhorse. New York Times, 30 Sep. 2021 But when that federal oversight ended, the plaintiffs said the department began to backslide. Washington Post, 20 July 2021 Kreider worries wellness progress might backslide this summer. Washington Post, 22 June 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1554, in the meaning defined at sense 1 backsliding 1 of 2 adjective as in unfaithful Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance unfaithful secular sinning sinful worldly unrighteous unspiritual evil iniquitous faithless miscreant godless immoral nonreligious wicked blasphemous sacrilegious irreligious desecrating irreverent ungodly impious profanatory unholy profane antireligious Antonyms & Near Antonyms religious godly spiritual pious holy devout ascetic saintly sainted ascetical prayerful pietistic worshipful reverent reverential religiose See More backsliding 2 of 2 verb present participle of backslide as in relapsing Synonyms & Similar Words relapsing lapsing regressing reverting retrogressing returning worsening ebbing degenerating declining falling throwing back retrograding dropping Antonyms & Near Antonyms progressing developing advancing evolving growing maturing ripening See More
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