Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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lapse | Yes | No | Yes | No |
oversight | Yes | No | No | No |
lapse (noun) | oversight (noun) |
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a mistake resulting from inattention | a mistake resulting from inattention |
a failure to maintain a higher state | management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group |
a break or intermission in the occurrence of something | an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something |
lapse (verb) | oversight (verb) |
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go back to bad behavior | |
drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards | |
end, at least for a long time | |
for time to move forward | |
pass into a specified state or condition; sink into | |
let slip |