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