ля́псус — meaning in English

English meaning

• blunder noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
• lapse noun A brief slip or failure, especially a temporary lowering of standards or attention.

Senses

ля́псус is used for these senses in English:

• blunder A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
• lapse A temporary failure; a slip.

blunder — full definition

1. noun A careless or embarrassing mistake.
2. verb To make a careless, serious mistake.

lapse — full definition

1. noun A brief slip or failure, especially a temporary lowering of standards or attention.
2. noun The ending of a right, agreement, or membership because it was left unused or not renewed.
3. verb To slip gradually into a worse state, bad habit, or silence.
4. verb To become invalid because a deadline passed or it was not renewed.

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