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One who reverts or relapses into bad habits, unethical or immoral behavior, or criminal activity. We've tried to help her quit smoking, but she's a bit of a backslider. Jimmy's too much of a backslider to stay true to the practices of the church.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Blossom	BLAH-səm	English
Bhavna	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam
Haruko	hah-ṙoo-ko	Japanese
Irene	ie-REEN (English), ie-REE-nee (English), ee-RE-ne (Italian), EE-re-ne (Finnish), ee-RE-nu (German)	English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Ancient Greek (L
Yevgeniy	yev-GYE-nee, eev-GYE-nee	Russian
SŁAwomira	swah-vaw-MEE-rah	Polish