lapse - noun

a mistake resulting from inattention

a break or intermission in the occurrence of something

a failure to maintain a higher state

lapse - verb

• pass into a specified state or condition
• end, at least for a long time
• drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
• go back to bad behavior
• let slip
• pass by

lapse - thesaurus

backslide   backsliding   elapse   lapsing   oversight   pass   recidivate   regress   relapse   relapsing   retrogress   reversion   reverting   sink