Associations to the word «Backslid»
Noun
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Wiktionary
BACKSLIDE, verb. To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
BACKSLIDE, verb. To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
Dictionary definition
BACKSLIDE, verb. Drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards.
Wise words
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.