substantiv
a failure to maintain a higher statesubstantiv
a mistake resulting from inattentionsubstantiv
a break or intermission in the occurrence of something"a lapse of three weeks between letters"
verb
go back to bad behavior"Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
verb
drop to a lower level, as in one''s morals or standardsverb
end, at least for a long time"The correspondence lapsed"
verb
pass into a specified state or condition"He sank into Nirvana"
verb
pass by"three years elapsed"
verb
let slip"He lapsed his membership"
Sinonime:
(substantiv) oversight, relapse, reversion
(verb) backslide, elapse, pass, regress, sink