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Lapse

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Definitions for Lapse

noun
a mistake resulting from inattention
Synonyms
oversight
noun
a break or intermission in the occurrence of something
Examples
  1. a lapse of three weeks between letters
noun
a failure to maintain a higher state
Synonyms
backsliding lapsing relapse relapsing reversion reverting
verb
pass into a specified state or condition
Synonyms
sink pass
Examples
  1. He sank into nirvana
verb
end, at least for a long time
Examples
  1. The correspondence lapsed
verb
drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
Synonyms
backslide
verb
go back to bad behavior
Synonyms
relapse recidivate regress retrogress fall back
Examples
  1. Those who recidivate are often minor criminals
verb
let slip
Examples
  1. He lapsed his membership
verb
pass by
Synonyms
elapse pass slip by glide by slip away go by slide by go along
Examples
  1. three years elapsed

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