Definition of backsliding Backsliding

/bæˈkslajˌdɪŋ/ - [bakslayding] - back•slid•ing

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What does backsliding mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: backslidings
backsliding - a failure to maintain a higher state
		lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting
		failure an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"

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backsliding (Noun)
An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense.
backsliding (Verb)
Present participle of backslide.
backsliding (Adjective)
sliding back.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

backsliding (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Backslide
backsliding (a.)
Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning.
backsliding (n.)
The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty.

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backsliding, verb, gerund of backslide (infinitive).

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