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Definitions for backslideˈbækˌslaɪd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

back•slideˈbækˌslaɪd(v.)-slid, -slid; -slid•den, -slid•ing

  1. (v.i.)to relapse into bad habits, sinful behavior, or undesirable activities.

  2. (n.)an instance of backsliding.

Origin of backslide:

1575–85

back′slid`er(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. lapse, backslide(verb)

    drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

Wiktionary

  1. backslide(Verb)

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

  2. backslide(Verb)

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

Webster Dictionary

  1. Backslide(verb)

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

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