The difference between Fault and Lapse

When used as nouns, fault means a defect, whereas lapse means a temporary failure.

When used as verbs, fault means to criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone, whereas lapse means to fall away gradually.

check bellow for the other definitions of Fault and Lapse

Fault as a noun:

A defect; something that detracts from perfection.
Fault as a noun:

A mistake or error.

Examples:

"No! This is my fault, not yours."
Fault as a noun:

A weakness of character; a failing.

Examples:

"For all her faults, she's a good person at heart."
Fault as a noun:

A minor offense.
Fault as a noun:

Blame; the responsibility for a mistake.

Examples:

"The fault lies with you."
Fault as a noun (seismology):

A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
Fault as a noun (mining):

In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam.

Examples:

"slate fault, dirt fault, etc."

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Fault as a noun ([[tennis]]):

An illegal serve.
Fault as a noun (electrical):

An abnormal connection in a circuit.
Fault as a noun (obsolete):

want; lack
Fault as a noun (hunting):

A lost scent; act of losing the scent.

Fault as a verb (transitive):

To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.
Fault as a verb (intransitive, geology):

To fracture.
Fault as a verb (intransitive):

To commit a mistake or error.
Fault as a verb (intransitive, computing):

To undergo a page fault.

Lapse as a noun:

A temporary failure; a slip.
Lapse as a noun:

A decline or fall in standards.
Lapse as a noun:

A pause in continuity.
Lapse as a noun:

An interval of time between events.
Lapse as a noun:

A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect.
Lapse as a noun (meteorology):

A marked decrease in air temperature with increasing altitude because the ground is warmer than the surrounding air.
Lapse as a noun (legal):

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 as a noun (theology):

A fall or apostasy.

Lapse as a verb (intransitive):

To fall away gradually; to subside.
Lapse as a verb (intransitive):

To fall into error or heresy.
Lapse as a verb:

To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.
Lapse as a verb (intransitive):

To become void.
Lapse as a verb:

To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee.