parapraxis

American

[par-uh-prak-sis] / ˌpær əˈpræk sɪs /

noun

Psychology.

plural

parapraxes

a slip of the tongue or pen, forgetfulness, misplacement of objects, or other error thought to reveal unconscious wishes or attitudes.

parapraxis British

/ ˌpærəˈpræksɪs /

noun

psychoanal a minor error in action, such as slips of the tongue, supposedly the result of repressed impulses See also Freudian slip

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Etymology

Origin of parapraxis

1935–40; para- ¹ + Greek prâxis act, action; praxis

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