backslide

• Verbe désignant le fait de revenir à un état ou à une habitude antérieure, généralement moins bon, surtout après avoir progressé ou tenté de s'améliorer.

A verb used to indicate the act of reverting to a previous, usually worse, state or habit, especially after making progress.

verbe irrégulier

1. Relapse or regressC1formal

   To revert to a previous, often worse, state of behavior, morals, or performance after making progress.

   rechuter, régresser

   • After months of sobriety, he began to backslide into old habits.
   • The student backslid in his studies after the holidays.
   • She worried that her team would backslide without strict supervision.

   Synonymesfall backlapseregressrelapseretrogressrevert

   Antonymesadvancedevelopimproveprogressrecoverreform