BACKSLIDING
Scrabble letter values: B3A1C3K5S1L1I1D2I1N1G2 = 21
Definition
- noun a failure to maintain a higher state. — synonyms: lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting
Examples
- “He felt better for a little while, before his condition started to backslide.”
- “Rich countries are backsliding on their commitment to agree to new WTO measures to help people in poor countries gain access to affordable medicines. — Oxfam press release, 24 June 2002”