lapsus auris

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An instance of mishearing, an error in hearing something correctly.

Word forms

lapsus auris

Etymology

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

Related words

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