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| 1. | [ noun ] a mistake resulting from inattention | |
| Synonyms: | oversight | |
| Related terms: | mistake | |
| 2. | [ verb ] go back to bad behavior | |
| Synonyms: | recidivate regress retrogress fall_back relapse | |
| Examples: | "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" |
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| Related terms: | revert backsliding recidivism | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a failure to maintain a higher state | |
| Synonyms: | lapsing recidivism relapse relapsing reversion reverting backsliding | |
| Related terms: | failure recidivism revert get_worse relapse | |
| 4. | [ verb ] drop to a lower level; as in one's morals or standards | |
| Synonyms: | backslide | |
| Related terms: | slip recidivist | |
| 5. | [ verb ] end, at least for a long time | |
| Examples: | "The correspondence lapsed" |
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| Related terms: | terminate end | |
| 6. | [ verb ] pass into a specified state or condition | |
| Synonyms: | sink pass | |
| Examples: | : "He sank into Nirvana" |
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| Related terms: | move passage | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a break or intermission in the occurrence of something | |
| Examples: | "a lapse of three weeks between letters" |
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| Related terms: | pause elapse | |
| 8. | [ verb ] let slip | |
| Examples: | "He lapsed his membership" |
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| Related terms: | forfeit | |
| 9. | [ verb ] pass by, as of time | |
| Synonyms: | pass go_by elapse go_along slip_away glide_by slide_by slip_by | |
| Related terms: | advance fly | |
| Similar spelling: |
Lappish Laabs Lappic La_Paz lavage |
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