backslide

verb

Meaning

Return to a worse state or behavior after having made progress.

Examples

The patient began to backslide after missing several weeks of therapy.
It is common for people to backslide when they are under significant stress.

Synonyms: lapse, relapse, regress, retrogress

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backslide

verb

Pronunciation: /ˈbæk.slaɪd/

Definition

Return to a worse state or behavior after having made progress.

Examples

The patient began to backslide after missing several weeks of therapy.
It is common for people to backslide when they are under significant stress.
The government's new policy caused the economy to backslide into a recession.

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