backsliding

Related Terms

• relapsing (v): to go back to bad behavior.
  Synonyms: relapsing, relapse, relapsed, relapses, lapsing, lapse, lapsed, lapses, recidivating, recidivate, recidivated, recidivates "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals", regressing, regress, regressed, regresses, retrogressing, retrogress, retrogressed, retrogresses, fall back
• lapsing (v): to drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards.
  Synonyms: lapsing, lapse, lapsed, lapses, backsliding, backslide, backslided, backslides
• (v): to deteriorate in health.
  Synonyms: get worse, relapsing, relapse, relapsed, relapses "he relapsed"
• reverting (v): to go back to a previous state.
  Synonyms: reverting, revert, reverted, reverts "We reverted to the old rules", returning, return, returned, returns, retroverting, retrovert, retroverted, retroverts, regressing, regress, regressed, regresses, turn back

Keywords and Synonyms

• backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting