Freudian slip

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

faux pas lapse blunder misstep gaffe parapraxis wrong word lapsus linguae misspeaking slip of tongue inadvertent mistake unintentional error

Hypernyms

slip miscue slip-up parapraxis

Examples

I find that more of a Freudian slip than an exaggeration but okay. lol I will take you at your word. Source: Internet

It’s amusing that Sheppard would confuse Michael Eric Dyson with the textbook example of modern ScaryBlackMan-itude, but is it a telling Freudian slip? Source: Internet

Sorry you feel that way, but maybe you’re reading more into it as some sort of Freudian slip of sorts. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Freudenheim freudian Freudian psychology Freudiana Freudianism Freudianist