/-ˌslɪd/ back·slid·ing [no obj] : to start doing something bad again after you have stopped it
▪ I was afraid of backsliding [=relapsing] into my old habits. ▪ Smokers who quit often backslide within a year.
▪ I was afraid of backsliding [=relapsing] into my old habits. ▪ Smokers who quit often backslide within a year.






