n. Function: noun
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Synonyms: ERROR 2, blooper, blunder, boner, bull, bungle, fluff, mistake, slip, trip
Related Words: crime, offense, sin, vice; failing, foible, frailty; breach, transgression, trespass, violation
2 a temporary deviation or fall especially from a higher to a lower state FF1C; a lapse into nonproductiveness FF1E; FF1C; ashamed of his lapse from grace FF1E;
Synonyms: backsliding, relapse
Related Words: decadence, declension, decline, degeneration, deterioration, devolution; recession, retrogradation; regression, retrogression
Contrasted Words: advance, progress; development, maturation; amendment; betterment, improvement