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backslide
verb
(
backslides, backsliding, backslid
)
To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
He felt better for a little while, before his condition started to .
To 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.
—
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/press_releases/archive2002/art2794.html
Oxfam press release, 24 June 2002
Etymology:
From back + slide
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