Usually means: Regressed to previous, worse state.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word backslid:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. backslid: Merriam-Webster
  2. backslid: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. backslid: Collins English Dictionary
  4. backslid: Vocabulary.com
  5. Backslid, backslid: Wordnik
  6. backslid: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. backslid: Wiktionary
  8. Backslid, backslid: Dictionary.com
  9. backslid: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  10. Backslid: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  11. Backslid: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. backslid: FreeDictionary.org
  13. backslid: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. backslid: Legal dictionary

(Note: See backslide as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (backslide)

verb:  (intransitive) To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
verb:  (transitive) To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.
verb:  (Christianity) To revert back into a life of sin after being saved.
noun:  A backward regression; a reverting back to a worse state.
noun:  (dance) A dance move in which the feet are alternately slid back and the heels lifted, giving the illusion of walking forwards while actually moving backwards.
▸ Also see backslide


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