parapraxes

Variant of parapraxis

parapraxis definition

para·praxis (-prak′sis)

noun pl. parapraxes -·es′ (-sēz′)

an action in which one's conscious intention is not fully carried out, as in the mislaying of objects, slips of the tongue and pen, etc.: thought to be generally due to a conflicting unconscious intention
also parapraxia par′a·prax′ia (-sē ə)

Etymology: para- + praxis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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