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slip vs Freudian slip

Freudian slip vs slip

slip and Freudian slip both are nouns.

slip is a verb but Freudian slip is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
slip Yes No Yes No
Freudian slip Yes No No No
As nouns, Freudian slip is a hyponym of slip; that is, Freudian slip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than slip:
  • slip: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
  • 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 (noun) Freudian slip (noun)
a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air 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 socially awkward or tactless act
the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
an unexpected slide
a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
a woman's sleeveless undergarment
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
a small sheet of paper
a slippery smoothness
an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
a place where a craft can be made fast
a young and slender person
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
slip (verb) Freudian slip (verb)
fall to a lower standard
move out of position
insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
to make a mistake or be incorrect
pass out of one's memory
move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
move stealthily
move easily
move smoothly and easily
cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
pass on stealthily
Difference between slip and Freudian slip

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