verb🔗ShareRégresser, rechuterTo regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state."He felt better for a little while, before his condition started to backslide."Il s'est senti mieux pendant un petit moment, avant que son état ne commence à rechuter.tendencyactionnegativeconditioncharactermoralbeingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe dérober, se soustraireTo shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments."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"Les pays riches se dérobent à leur engagement de s'accorder sur de nouvelles mesures de l'OMC pour aider les populations des pays pauvres à accéder à des médicaments abordables. — Communiqué de presse d'Oxfam, 24 juin 2002moralcharacteractiontendencyattitudebusinessvaluesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRechuteAn occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense"After months of sobriety, his backsliding last weekend, when he had a few drinks at the party, worried his family. "Après des mois de sobriété, sa rechute le week-end dernier, lorsqu'il a bu quelques verres à la fête, a inquiété sa famille.moralreligioncharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRécidivant, rechutantSliding back"His backsliding grades worried his parents. "Ses notes récidivantes inquiétaient ses parents.tendencyactionmoralattitudereligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading