lapse - Meaning in Kannada

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lapse - Meaning in Kannada

lapse Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of lapse in English

lapse noun

1. a failure to maintain a higher state

   Synonyms

   backsliding, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting

2. a mistake resulting from inattention

   Synonyms

   oversight

3. a break or intermission in the occurrence of something

   Example

   • "a lapse of three weeks between letters"

lapse verb

1. go back to bad behavior

   Synonyms

   fall back, recidivate, regress, relapse, retrogress

   Example

   • "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
2. drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

   Synonyms

   backslide

3. end, at least for a long time

   Example

   • "The correspondence lapsed"
4. pass into a specified state or condition

   Synonyms

   pass, pass, sink, sink

   Example

   • "He sank into nirvana"
5. pass by

   Synonyms

   elapse, glide by, go along, go by, pass, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by

   Example

   • "three years elapsed"
6. let slip

   Example

   • "He lapsed his membership"

Synonyms of lapse

• backsliding, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting
• oversight
• fall back, recidivate, regress, relapse, retrogress
• backslide
• pass, sink
• elapse, glide by, go along, go by, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by

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