parapraxes

Variant of parapraxis

noun pl. parapraxes

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

Origin: para- + praxis

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