[{"word":"backsliding","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He felt better for a little while, before his condition started to backslide."},{"definition":"To shirk responsibility; to renege on one's obligations or commitments.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Rich countries are backsliding on their commitment to agree to new WTO measures to help people in poor countries gain access to affordable medicines. — Oxfam press release, 24 June 2002"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An occasion on which one backslides, especially in a moral sense","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Sliding back","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/backslide","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/backsliding"]}]