erroneously-lapsed
|er-ro-ne-ous-ly-lapsed|
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/ɪˈroʊniəsli læpst/
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/ɪˈrəʊniəsli læpst/
mistakenly neglected
Etymology
'erroneously-lapsed' originates from the combination of 'erroneous' and 'lapsed', where 'erroneous' comes from Latin 'erroneus', meaning 'wandering' or 'straying', and 'lapsed' from Latin 'lapsus', meaning 'a slip' or 'fall'.
'erroneous' changed from the Latin word 'erroneus' and 'lapsed' from 'lapsus', eventually forming the modern English term 'erroneously-lapsed'.
Initially, 'erroneous' meant 'wandering' or 'straying', and 'lapsed' meant 'a slip' or 'fall'. Over time, they combined to describe something mistakenly neglected.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
describing something that has mistakenly or incorrectly fallen into disuse or neglect.
The policy was erroneously-lapsed due to a clerical error.
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Last updated: 2025/05/20 10:06