Definitions For Lapse

noun

• A failure to maintain a higher state
• A mistake resulting from inattention
• A break or intermission in the occurrence of something
• An occurrence in which you fail to think or act in the usual or proper way for a brief time and make a mistake
• An occurrence in which someone behaves badly for usually a short period of time
• A change that results in worse behavior

verb

• Go back to bad behavior
• Drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
• End, at least for a long time
• Pass into a specified state or condition
• Pass by
• Let slip
• To stop for usually a brief time
• To become no longer effective or valid