English dictionary

backslide

/'b/&/k,sl/aI/d/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

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

verb.change

Synonyms lapse

Source: WordNet 3.0
To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.

verb

Source: webster1913