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