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Freudian slip vs slip-up

slip-up vs Freudian slip

Freudian slip and slip-up both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Freudian slip Yes No No No
slip-up Yes No No No
As nouns, slip-up is a hypernym of Freudian slip; that is, slip-up is a word with a broader meaning than Freudian slip:
  • Freudian slip: a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals
  • slip-up: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
Other hypernyms of Freudian slip include miscue, parapraxis, slip.
Freudian slip (noun) slip-up (noun)
a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
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