Both Uses
lapse
in
Sole Survivor
(Edited)
- Frank had lost the left one when his car was broadsided by a pickup truck driven by a nineteen-year-old drunk with lapsed insurance.
Chpt 3.12 *lapsed = no longer in effect
- Lately, KSB-22-09 is experiencing memory lapses and spells of paranoia, which are thought to be related to the long-term use of the sedative that he receives before bed each night.
Chpt 4.16 *lapses = temporary failures
Definitions:
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(1)
(lapse as in: a lapse in judgement) a change in behavior or state--usually undesired such as a temporary failureThe exact meaning of this sense of lapse is often subject to its context:
- example indicating an undesired change in behavior -- "lapsed into alcoholism"
- example indicating that the change was short-term and due to a failure (often of effort or diligence) -- "a lapse in judgment"
- example indicating return to a previous undesired behavior or state -- "lapsed into her old bad habits"
- examples indicating a change in what was occurring where the change is not necessarily negative -- "There was a lapse in the conversation," or "She stopped talking as she lapsed into her own internal world."
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(2)
(lapse as in: allowed the policy to lapse) end or terminate -- often of legal rights or of a person's association with an organization
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(3)
(lapse as in: after the lapse of many hours) a period of time -- often a period that has passed
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)