lapse
noun
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard.
unlapsing
-
a word derived from
lapse.
Example Sentences
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Locked with intricate wards within the unrelaxing and unlapsing thoughts of this lonely sister, dwelt a sorrow inconsolable.
From Hearts of Controversy by Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson
