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backslide

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbækslaɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbækˌslaɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bak′slīd′)

Inflections of 'backslide' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
backslides
v 3rd person singular
backsliding
v pres p
backslid
v past
backslid
v past p
backslided
v past p (Rare)
backslidden
v past p (Rare)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
back•slide /ˈbækˌslaɪd/USA pronunciation   v. [no obj], -slid, -slid or -slid•den, -slid•ing. 
  1. to return to bad habits, or undesirable activities:Addicts often backslide into drug use.
back•slid•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
back•slide  (bak′slīd′),USA pronunciation v., -slid, -slid or -slid•den, -slid•ing, n. 
v.i. 
  1. to relapse into bad habits, sinful behavior, or undesirable activities.

n. 
  1. an act or instance of backsliding:a backslide from his early training.
  • back2 + slide 1575–85
back′slid′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
backslide /ˈbækˌslaɪd/ vb ( -slides, -sliding, -slid, -slid, -slidden)
  1. (intransitive) to lapse into bad habits or vices from a state of virtue, religious faith, etc
ˈbackˌslider n
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