English-Finnish translations for backslide

Definition of backslide

• To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state
• To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments
• A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state

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. — [https://web.archive.org/web/20070612221258/http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/press_releases/archive2002/art2794.html Oxfam press release, 24 June 2002]

Related words

• backslash
• backslider
• backsliding
• backslang
• backslapping
• backslapper
• backslab
• radar backslope