1. backsliding - Noun
2. backsliding - Adjective
3. backsliding - Verb
of Backslide
Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning.
The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA revival does two things. First, it returns the Church from her backsliding and second, it causes the conversion of men and women; and it always includes the conviction of sin on the part of the Church. What a spell the devil seems to cast over the Church today! Billy Sunday
He was replying to a call-attention notice by Ghulam Rasool Kochak suggesting that China had been backsliding by disputing India’s stand on the MacMahon Line as the boundary between the two countries. Source: Internet
It’s interesting to me, I think especially with cyberpunk and counterculture, there’s kind of a philosophical worry of society backsliding into a corporate dystopia, exacerbated by technology. Source: Internet
The issue is however likely to be particularly fraught in any UK-EU deal because of Brexiteers' aversion to the ECJ, as well as concerns on the EU side about the UK backsliding on aspects of EU regulations it signs up to under a "level playing field". Source: Internet
The European Commission said that the EU-wide assessment of the rule of law will complete its toolbox with a “preventive” mechanism to guard against backsliding in countries across the bloc. Source: Internet
Although annual audits would not continue past five years if everything seems to be working, DelDOT would have the authority to periodically audit the situation after that to prevent backsliding. Source: Internet