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lapses
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a mistake resulting from inattention
Synonyms : oversightType Of : mistake, fault, error -
pass into a specified state or condition
Synonyms : pass, sinkType Of : move -
pass by
Synonyms : elapse, glide by, go along, go by, pass, slide by, slip away, slip byType Of : pass on, move on, march on, go on, advance, progressExamples :- three years elapsed
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go back to bad behavior
Synonyms : fall back, recidivate, regress, relapse, retrogressType Of : revert, turn back, regress, retrovert, return -
drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
Synonyms : backslideType Of : slip, drop away, drop off, fall away -
a failure to maintain a higher state
Synonyms : backsliding, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, revertingType Of : failure -
a break or intermission in the occurrence of something
Type Of : suspension, intermission, interruption, pause, breakExamples :- a lapse of three weeks between letters
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end, at least for a long time
Type Of : stop, finish, cease, terminate, endExamples :- The correspondence lapsed
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let slip
Type Of : waive, forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboardExamples :- He lapsed his membership
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