definition of
lapse

[1] #1 lapse n. [oversight] a mistake resulting from inattention. wn

[2] #2 lapse v. [sink, pass] pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana". wn

[3] #3 lapse n. a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters". wn

[4] #4 lapse v. end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed". wn

[5] #5 lapse n. [backsliding, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting] a failure to maintain a higher state. wn