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Freudian slip definition

Freudian slip

a mistake made in speaking by which, it is thought, the speaker inadvertently reveals unconscious motives, desires, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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