backslider

• Sustantivo que designa a una persona que vuelve a una conducta anterior, a menudo indeseable, especialmente tras haber intentado cambiar o abandonar esa conducta, como en contextos religiosos, de adicciones o de hábitos.

A noun referring to a person who reverts to a previous, often undesirable, pattern of behavior, especially after making an effort to change.

1. Relapse into old habitsC1formal

   A person who reverts to a previous undesirable pattern of behavior, especially after making an effort to change.

   Persona que recae en viejos hábitos

   • After months of sobriety, he became a backslider and started drinking again.
   • The program helps former addicts avoid becoming backsliders.
   • She was determined not to be a backslider in her fitness journey.

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