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lapsus

/ˈlæpsəs/

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Borrowed from Latin lāpsus. Doublet of lapse.

noun lapsus

A slip, lapse, or error.
Similar: aberration, bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, break, clanger, cock-up, disadventure, error, fault

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"lapsus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lapsus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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lapsus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lapsus

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"lapsus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lapsus.

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@misc{lapsus_2026,
  title = {lapsus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lapsus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}