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Lapse vs Timespan - What's the difference?

lapse | timespan |


As nouns the difference between lapse and timespan

is that lapse is while timespan is an interval of time.

Lapse vs Passage - What's the difference?

lapse | passage |


As nouns the difference between lapse and passage

is that lapse is while passage is ; a leg of a journey.

Foible vs Lapse - What's the difference?

foible | lapse |


As nouns the difference between foible and lapse

is that foible is a quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; unusual habit or way (usage is typically plural), that is slightly strange or silly while lapse is a temporary failure; a slip.

As an adjective foible

is weak; feeble.

As a verb lapse is

to fall away gradually; to subside.

Dilemma vs Lapse - What's the difference?

dilemma | lapse |


As nouns the difference between dilemma and lapse

is that dilemma is dilemma (a situation with two (or more) alternatives to choose from, and where all alternatives are unsatisfactory or undesirable ) while lapse is .

Escheat vs Lapse - What's the difference?

escheat | lapse |


In lang=en terms the difference between escheat and lapse

is that escheat is the property so reverted while lapse is a common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective.

Lapse vs Res - What's the difference?

lapse | res |


As nouns the difference between lapse and res

is that lapse is a temporary failure; a slip while res is form of reservation|lang=en.

As a verb lapse

is to fall away gradually; to subside.

Elude vs Lapse - What's the difference?

elude | lapse |


As a verb elude

is .

As a noun lapse is

.

Lapse vs Miss - What's the difference?

lapse | miss |


As nouns the difference between lapse and miss

is that lapse is a temporary failure; a slip while miss is a failure to hit.

As verbs the difference between lapse and miss

is that lapse is to fall away gradually; to subside while miss is to fail to hit.

Hint vs Lapse - What's the difference?

hint | lapse |


In intransitive terms the difference between hint and lapse

is that hint is to suggest tacitly without a direct statement; to provide a clue while lapse is to become void.

Transgress vs Lapse - What's the difference?

transgress | lapse |


As verbs the difference between transgress and lapse

is that transgress is to exceed or overstep some limit or boundary while lapse is to fall away gradually; to subside.

As a noun lapse is

a temporary failure; a slip.

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