adj
Meaning 1
sliding back
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
backsliding
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rhymes with -aɪdɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: B AE1 K S L AY2 D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- democratic backsliding
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of backslide
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 4
a failure to maintain a higher state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: failure
Narrower terms: recidivism
History
Etymology
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