Lapse Meaning

There are 9 meaning(s) for word Lapse

Meaning 1 : a mistake resulting from inattention

    Synonyms : oversight
Meaning 2 : pass into a specified state or condition

    Synonyms : pass,  sink
Meaning 3 : pass by

    Example : three years elapsed

    Synonyms : elapse,  glide by,  go along,  go by,  pass,  slide by,  slip away,  slip by
Meaning 4 : go back to bad behavior

    Synonyms : fall back,  recidivate,  regress,  relapse,  retrogress
Meaning 5 : drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

    Synonyms : backslide
Meaning 6 : a failure to maintain a higher state

    Synonyms : backsliding,  lapsing,  relapse,  relapsing,  reversion,  reverting
Meaning 7 : a break or intermission in the occurrence of something

    Example : a lapse of three weeks between letters

Meaning 8 : end, at least for a long time

    Example : The correspondence lapsed

Meaning 9 : let slip

    Example : He lapsed his membership

How to Pronounce Lapse

  • læps