Backslide
(verb)
To revert to a previous bad behavior or condition after making progress or improvement.
Origin:
From "back" and "slide" meaning to slide or slip back to a previous state or behavior.
Examples:
- He promised he would quit smoking, but he ended up backsliding.
- She had been doing so well with her diet, but she backslid and gained all the weight back.
- He had gotten over his addiction, but he backslid and started using again.
- She had been doing so well with her sobriety, but she backslid and started drinking again.
- He had been saving money but he backslid and spent it all.