Definition of Backsliding

Noun: backsliding  'bak,slI-ding

1. A failure to maintain a higher state
   - lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting

Verb: backslide (backslid,backslidden)  'bak,slId

1. Drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
   "Conservatives worry about McCain's backslide on immigration";
   - lapse

See also:
backslides
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