Backslide
Backslide verb - Drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards.
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Retrogression and backslide are semantically related in reversal topic. In some cases you can use "Retrogression" instead a noun "Backslide".
Retrogression
Retrogression noun - The act or an instance of going back to an earlier and lower level especially of intelligence or behavior.
Usage example: social instability that has led to a retrogression of moral values and standards of decent behavior
Backslide and retrogression are semantically related in reversal topic. Sometimes you can use "Backslide" instead a noun "Retrogression".
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Related pairs
- turn and backslide
- turn and retrogression
- drop and backslide
- drop and retrogression
- decline and backslide
- decline and retrogression
- slip and backslide
- slip and retrogression
- return and backslide
- return and retrogression
- retreat and backslide
- retreat and retrogression
- ebb and backslide
- ebb and retrogression
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