Associations to the word «Backslide»

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

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.