backsliding (Meaning)
backsliding (n)
a failure to maintain a higher state
backsliding (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Backslide
backsliding (a.)
Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning.
backsliding (n.)
The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty.
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backsliding Sentence Examples
- The athlete's performance regressed into backsliding after a promising start.
- After years of spiritual growth, she experienced a period of backsliding and doubt.
- The company's financial performance suffered a sharp decline due to backsliding in sales.
- The politician's reputation took a nosedive after his recent backsliding into questionable behavior.
- The students' grades plummeted as they fell into a pattern of backsliding in their studies.
- The team's success was overshadowed by their backsliding in the second half of the season.
- The nation faced economic instability as a result of backsliding in key industries.
- The researcher's initial enthusiasm waned into backsliding as the project encountered obstacles.
- The marriage counselor attempted to intervene in the couple's backsliding communication patterns.
- The once-thriving community deteriorated into backsliding and despair due to a lack of leadership.
FAQs About the word backsliding
a failure to maintain a higher stateof Backslide, Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning., The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith o
secular, worldly,unfaithful, sinful, sinning, faithless, iniquitous, godless, nonreligious,unspiritual
spiritual, sainted, saintly, holy, holy, saintly, pious, spiritual, religious, sainted
The athlete's performance regressed into backsliding after a promising start.
After years of spiritual growth, she experienced a period of backsliding and doubt.
The company's financial performance suffered a sharp decline due to backsliding in sales.
The politician's reputation took a nosedive after his recent backsliding into questionable behavior.
