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Synonyms of lapse in English:

lapse


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See Spanish definition of lapsus

noun

1‘a momentary lapse of concentration’

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failure, failing, slip, error, mistake, blunder, fault, omission, oversight, negligence, dereliction
informal slip-up, fail

2‘his lapse into petty crime’

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decline, downturn, fall, falling, falling away, slipping, drop, deterioration, worsening, degeneration, dereliction, backsliding, regression, retrogression, decay, descent, sinking, slide, ebb, waning, corruption, debasement, tainting, corrosion, impairment

3‘after this lapse of time I can look at it more calmly’

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interval, gap, pause, intermission, interlude, lull, hiatus, break
passage, course, passing, period, term, span, spell

verb

1‘the applicants let the planning permission lapse’

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expire, become void, become invalid, run out, terminate, become obsolete

2‘do not let friendships lapse’

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end, cease, come to an end, stop, terminate, vanish, disappear, pass, fade, fall away, dwindle, wilt, wither, die

3‘morality has lapsed’

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deteriorate, decline, fall, fall off, drop, worsen, degenerate, decay, rot, backslide, regress, retrogress, get worse, sink, wane, slump, fail
informal go downhill, go to pot, go to the dogs, go down the toilet, hit the skids
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improve, strengthen

4‘she lapsed into silence’

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revert, relapse, fall back
drift, slide, slip, sink, subside