backslide
/ˈbækˌslaɪd/
verb
- To return to a previous, usually worse, state or habit after making progress.
- After a month of healthy eating, she began to backslide and ate junk food again.
- The company worked hard to improve safety, but it started to backslide when the new manager took over.
- He quit smoking for a year, but he backslid during a stressful period at work.
noun
- An instance of returning to a previous, worse state or habit after making progress.
- The team's recent losses are a backslide after their winning streak.
- She was worried that eating one cookie would lead to a backslide into her old eating habits.
- The country's economy experienced a backslide after the natural disaster.