lapse


lapse - noun

  • a mistake resulting from inattention
  • a break or intermission in the occurrence of something
  • a failure to maintain a higher state

    • lapse - verb

    • pass into a specified state or condition
    • end, at least for a long time
    • drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
    • go back to bad behavior
    • let slip
    • pass by

    lapse - thesaurus

    backslide   backsliding   elapse   lapsing   oversight   pass   recidivate   regress   relapse   relapsing   retrogress   reversion   reverting   sink  

    Scrabble score for lapse

    l is 1 a is 1 p is 3 s is 1 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 7

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