What is the meaning of backsliding?

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noun

A failure to maintain a higher state.
- synonyms: lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting

verb

Drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards.
- synonyms: lapse, backslide

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