lapsed

American  

[lapst] / læpst /

adjective

1. expired; voided; terminated.

   a lapsed insurance policy.

2. no longer committed to or following the tenets of a particular belief, obligation, position, etc..

   a lapsed Catholic.

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Other Word Forms

• unlapsed adjective

Etymology

Origin of lapsed

First recorded in 1610–20; lapse + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed Saturday at 12:01 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal

In total, there were 801 grassroots music venues in 2025, down from 810 last year - as closures were offset by new concert halls and lapsed venues returning to the music scene.

From BBC

His status lapsed because he was unable to renew it, she said.

From Los Angeles Times

The deadline lapsed on Monday, but so far there was no update on whether X responded.

From Barron's

The brand’s main stores are carrying enough of the familiar looks again to make lapsed customers “come back and feel loved,” said Beder, the Small Cap Consumer Research CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal