backslide

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

From back + slide.

In classic literature

Synonyms

lapse

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