lapse

definition: a failure to maintain a higher state

example:

speech part: noun

synonyms: backsliding

definition: a mistake resulting from inattention

example:

speech part: noun

synonyms: oversight

definition: a break or intermission in the occurrence of something

example: a lapse of three weeks between letters

speech part: noun

synonyms:

definition: go back to bad behavior

example:

speech part: verb

synonyms: relapse regress recidivate retrogress fall back

definition: drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards

example:

speech part: verb

synonyms: backslide

definition: end, at least for a long time

example: The correspondence lapsed

speech part: verb

synonyms:

definition: pass into a specified state or condition

example:

speech part: verb

synonyms: pass sink

definition: pass by

example: three years elapsed

speech part: verb

synonyms: pass go by elapse slip by glide by slip away slide by go along

definition: to let slip

example: They lapsed their gym membership.

speech part: verb

synonyms:

lapse is explained and pronounced