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