backslide
back
ˈbæk
bāk
slide
ˌslaɪd
slaid
British pronunciation
/bˈæksla‌ɪd/

Definitie en betekenis van "backslide"in het Engels

to backslide
01

terugvallen, achteruitgaan

to return to worse behavior, habits, or moral standards after having improved
Intransitive: to backslide | to backslide into a previous condition
example
Voorbeelden
After months of sobriety, he began to backslide into drinking again.
Na maanden van nuchterheid begon hij weer terug te vallen in het drinken.
The politician promised reform but soon backslid into corrupt practices.
De politicus beloofde hervormingen maar verviel al snel terug in corrupte praktijken.
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