Lapse

[n] a failure to maintain a higher state
[n] a mistake resulting from inattention
[n] a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters"
[v] go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
[v] drop to a lower level; as in one's morals or standards
[v] end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed"
[v] pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana"
[v] pass by, as of time
[v] let slip; "He lapsed his membership"

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Synonyms

backslide, backsliding, elapse, fall back, glide by, go along, go by, lapsing, oversight, pass, recidivate, regress, relapse, relapse, relapsing, retrogress, reversion, reverting, sink, slide by, slip away, slip by

Related Terms

abeyance, about-face, advance, alchemy, apostasy, apostatize, assimilation, assumption, atavism, atheism, atrocity, backing, backset, backslide, backsliding, backward deviation, backward motion, backward step, balk, be all over, be caught napping, be gone