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lapsesnounpl. of lapse a change in status for the worse usually temporarilythe scandal caused the president to suffer a dramatic lapse in popularity knocks, reversals, reverses, setbacks disappointments, frustrations, letdownscomedowns, declines, descents, downfalls, downs, fallsturnabouts, turnaroundsrecessions, regressions, retrogressions, reversionsrelapsesbreakdowns, collapses, crashes, meltdowns, ruins, undoings status quos an unintentional departure from truth or accuracyhis slip of the tongue about the mayor's name was an unfortunate lapse blunders, bobbles, boo-boos, boobs(British), bricks, clangers(British), clinkers, errors, faults, flubs, fluffs, fumbles, gaffes, gaffs, goofs, inaccuracies, miscues, missteps, mistakes, oversights, screwups, slips, slipups, stumbles, trips bloomers, bloopers, boners, howlers, pratfallsfoul-ups, snafusmisapprehensions, miscalculations, miscomprehensions, misconceptions, misconstructions, miscues, misdescriptions, misimpressions, misinterpretations, misjudgments, misreadings, misstatements, misunderstandings accuracies, exactitudes, precisionsinerrancies, infallibilities, perfections the stopping of a process or activitywasn't bothered by the lapse of her membership at the health club arrestments, arrests, ceases, cessations, checks, closedowns, closes, closures, conclusions, cutoffs, discontinuances, discontinuations, endings, ends, expirations, finishes, halts, offsets, shutdowns, shutoffs, stays, stoppages, stops, surceases, terminations mop-ups, phaseoutsabeyances, breaks, interruptions, layoffs, letups, moratoriums(or moratoria), pauses, standstills, suspensions continuances, continuations extensions, persistences, prolongations to come to an endthe contract will lapse at the end of the year unless we renew breaks off, breaks up, ceases, closes, concludes, dead-ends, determines, dies, discontinues, elapses, ends, expires, finishes, goes, halts, leaves off, lets up, passes, quits, stops, terminates, winds up, winks (out) desists (from), lays off (of), refrains (from)gives over(British), knocks off, packs (up or in)breaks down, conks (out), cuts out, stallspauses, stays, suspendsabates, peters (out), winds down bites the dust continues, hangs on, persists draws out, extends, prolongs, protracts |