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Lapse
laps
Lapse definitions
noun
lapse
lapses
- a brief or temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgement
"a lapse of concentration in the second set cost her the match"
- a decline from previously high standards
"tracing his lapse into petty crime"
- the termination of a right or privilege through disuse or failure to follow appropriate procedures
- an interval or passage of time
"there was a considerable lapse of time between the two events"
verb
lapse
lapsed
lapses
lapsing
- (of a right, privilege, or agreement) become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or renewed; expire
"he let his membership of CND lapse"
expired void invalid run out out of date terminated discontinued unrenewed expire become void become invalid run out terminate become obsolete- (of a state or activity) fail to be maintained; come to an end
"if your diet has lapsed it's time you revived it"
- cease to follow the rules and practices of a religion or doctrine
"many Christians in Britain have lapsed"
- pass gradually into (an inferior state or condition)
"the country has lapsed into chaos"
deteriorate decline fall fall off drop worsen degenerate decay rot backslide regress retrogress get worse sink wane slump fail- revert to (a previous or more familiar style of speaking or behaviour)
"the girls lapsed into French"