intransitive verb (backslid; -slid or backslidden; backsliding) Date: 1552 to lapse morally or in the practice of religion, to revert to a worse condition ; retrogress , ~ noun ~r noun
BACKSLIDE
Meaning of BACKSLIDE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012