backslide

== English == === Etymology === From back +‎ slide. === Verb === backslide (third-person singular simple present backslides, present participle backsliding, simple past backslid or backslided, past participle backslidden or backslid or backslided) (intransitive) To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state. Synonym: retrograde (transitive) To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments. (Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being saved. ==== Derived terms ==== backslider backsliding (adjective, noun) ==== Translations ==== === Noun === backslide (plural backslides) A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state. (dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards. Synonym: moonwalk