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Meaning
Noun
●
A
temporary
failure
; a slip.
●
A
decline
or
fall in
standards.
●
A
pause
in continuity.
●
An
interval
of time between events.
●
A
termination
of a right etc; through
disuse
or neglect.
●
In Meteorology & Weather:
A
marked
decrease
in
air
temperature
with
increasing
altitude
because the
ground
is
warmer
than the
surrounding
air
.
●
In Law:
A
common-law
rule
that if the person to whom
property
is
willed
were to
die
before the
testator
, then the
gift
would be ineffective.
●
In Theology:
A
fall
or apostasy.
Verb
●
To
fall away
gradually
; to subside.
●
To
fall into
error
or heresy.
●
To
slip into
a
bad
habit
that one
is
trying
to avoid.
●
To become void.
●
To
fall
or
pass
from one
proprietor
to another, or from the
original
destination
, by the
omission
,
negligence
, or
failure
of somebody, such as a
patron
or legatee.
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Origin
lapse
English
laps
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
lapsus
Latin
labi
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Blooper
Gaffe
Thinko
Error
Hiatus
Moratorium
Pause
Between-Time
Gap
Interim
Related
Blunder
Slip
Expire
Hiccup
Breach
Delay
Breakdown
Miscalculation
Lag
Mishap
Lull
Discrepancy
Misstep
Misjudgment
Backslide
Malfunction
Deterioration
Fade
Mistake
Fall
Violation
Inconsistency
Decline
Setback
Deteriorate
Misjudgement
Error
Loss
Blip
Flaw
Expiration
Disappear
Interruption
Fail
Drop
Failure
Reversal
Period
Drift
Screwup
Variation
Defect
Disparity
Mismatch
Deviation
Recede
Postponement
Crash
Vanish
Change
Seizure
Decay
Withdrawal
Subside
Limitation
Lack
End
Slip Back
Fade Away
Take Effect
Break Down
More
Rhymes
Gaps
Maps
Apse
Laps
Flaps
Craps
Claps
Traps
Lapse
Chaps
Elapse
Scraps
Relapse
Perhaps
Illapse
Synapse
Schnapps
Collapse
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