ラプスMeanings1nounlapseA direct loanword from English, used in Japanese to refer to a temporary failure, slip, or gap, often in formal or technical contexts.記き憶おくのラプスが原げん因いんで、会かい議ぎの内ない容ようを忘わすれてしまった。Due to a memory lapse, I forgot the contents of the meeting.彼かれの判はん断だんには時とき折おりラプスが見みられる。Occasional lapses can be seen in his judgment.