Definitions for: Backslide

[v] drop to a lower level; as in one's morals or standards

Webster (1913) Definition: Back`slide", v. i. [imp. Backslid; p. p.
Backslidden, Backslid; p. pr. & vb. n. Backsliding.]
[Back, adv. + slide.]
To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the
faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.

Synonyms: lapse

See Also: drop away, drop off, fall away, slip