Backslider (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The backslider, once a recovering addict, was caught with a bottle of liquor, causing his family immense concern.
- She struggled with self-doubt and began to relapse into old habits, transforming into a backslider from her progress as a motivated athlete.
- Her past insecurities crept up again, revealing her to be a backslider, giving up her attempts at maintaining a balanced lifestyle.
- Despite counseling sessions, John continued to show signs of being a backslider, giving in to the temptations that once drove him to engage in self-destructive behaviors.
- In therapy, Emily discovered she had been a backslider by abandoning the progress she had made on self-care after falling back into toxic relationships.