An accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; Lapse in american english · 1. The man admitted driving over the . Lapse definition, an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; A short or temporary period when you fail or forget to do something in the right way.
Lapse definition · the act or an instance of lapsing, as: Kids definition of lapse ; 'a lapse of concentration in the second set cost her the match'. Lapse definition, an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; To end something, either intentionally or accidentally, that might be continued or that should continue: 1a brief or temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgement. Lapse in american english · 1. Lapselapse2 verb intransitive 1 finish/come to an endto gradually come to an end or to stop for a period of time the conversation lapsed.