1. lapse - noun
· a mistake resulting from inattention
Synonym(s): oversight
Hypernym(s): mistake, error, fault
2. lapse - noun
· a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters"
Hypernym(s): pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
3. lapse - noun
· a failure to maintain a higher state
Synonym(s): backsliding, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting
Hypernym(s): failure
4. lapse - verb
· pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana"
Hypernym(s): move
5. lapse - verb
· end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed"
Hypernym(s): end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
6. lapse - verb
· drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
Synonym(s): backslide
Hypernym(s): slip, drop_off, drop_away, fall_away
7. lapse - verb
· go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
Synonym(s): relapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall_back
Hypernym(s): revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn_back
8. lapse - verb
· let slip; "He lapsed his membership"
Hypernym(s): forfeit, give_up, throw_overboard, waive, forgo, forego
9. lapse - verb
· pass by; "three years elapsed"
Synonym(s): elapse, pass, slip_by, glide_by, slip_away, go_by, slide_by, go_along
Hypernym(s): advance, progress, pass_on, move_on, march_on, go_on
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