Meaning

1 senses
  1. (formal, rare)An instance of mishearing, an error in hearing something correctly.

Origin

From Latin lāpsus auris (“lapse of the ear”). Compare lapsus linguae, lapsus oculi.

From Latin lāpsus auris (“lapse of the ear”). Compare lapsus linguae, lapsus oculi.

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Forms

plural: lapsus auris
Singularlapsus auris
Plurallapsus auris

irregular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedmishearing

See also

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