Backslide and Defect

Backslide verb - Drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards.

Defect and backslide are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defect" instead a verb "Backslide".

Defect verb - Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.

Backslide and defect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backslide" instead a verb "Defect".

Nearby Words: defective, defection, defector, defecting, defectively