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backslid

backslid is the simple past and past participle of backslide.

Meaning of backslide

Verb

backslide (third-person singular simple present backslides, present participle backsliding, simple past backslid or backslided, past participle backslidden or backslid or backslided)

  1. (intransitive) To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
    • He felt better for a little while, before his condition started to backslide.
    Synonyms:
    retrograde
  2. (transitive) To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
    • Rich countries are backsliding on their commitment to agree to new WTO measures to help people in poor countries gain access to affordable medicines.2002 June 24, “Rich countries backsliding on WTO commitments on drug patent rules says Oxfam International”, in Oxfam America, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2007
  3. To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.

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Questions about backslid

What is backslid the simple past and past participle of?
Backslid is the simple past and past participle of backslide.

Words near backslid in the dictionary

  1. backslaps
  2. backslash
  3. backslashed
  4. backslashes
  5. backslashing
  6. backslid
  7. backslidden
  8. backslide
  9. backslided
  10. backslider
  11. backsliders

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