backslide
A backward regressionA backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
» These people will make us backslide.
AmarMecheri · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesA backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards.
Examples
4 sentencesThese people will make us backslide.
We've come this far, so we can't stop now. I don't want to backslide.
The backsliding has begun.
Lawmakers from elsewhere in the nation have also criticized the proposed move, saying it represents a backsliding of democratic progress.
Origin
From back + slide.From back + slide.
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