LAPSE

Definition

1. noun a mistake resulting from inattention. — synonyms: oversight
2. noun a break or intermission in the occurrence of something.
3. noun a failure to maintain a higher state. — synonyms: backsliding, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting
4. verb pass into a specified state or condition. — synonyms: sink, pass
5. verb end, at least for a long time.
6. verb drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards. — synonyms: backslide
7. verb go back to bad behavior. — synonyms: relapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall_back
8. verb let slip.
9. verb pass by. — synonyms: elapse, pass, slip_by, glide_by, slip_away, go_by, slide_by, go_along