SlipWordNet Explorer

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noun

the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

Words in this synset: elusion, eluding
noun

the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

noun

a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

Words in this synset: slip-up, miscue, parapraxis
noun

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

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

noun

a socially awkward or tactless act

Words in this synset: faux_pas, gaffe, solecism, gaucherie
noun

an embarrassing mistake

noun

a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

Words in this synset: sideslip

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