parapraxis

A slip of the tongue or pen, a misremembering, or other error thought to reveal unconscious wishes; a Freudian slip.

• parapraxes/ˌpærəˈpræksiːz/(n
• plural)

• Freudian parapraxis
• revealing parapraxis
• verbal parapraxis
• classic parapraxis

1. 1.Calling your new partner by your ex's name is a classic parapraxis. (Freudian slip)
2. 2.The politician's parapraxis — saying "war" when he meant "peace" — delighted his critics. (revealing verbal error)

• Freudian slip /ˌfrɔɪdiən ˈslɪp/ (error revealing unconscious thought)
• slip of the tongue /ˌslɪp əv ðə ˈtʌŋ/ (accidental wrong word)
• lapsus linguae /ˌlæpsəs ˈlɪŋɡwiː/ (Latin: slip of the tongue)

from Greek "para-" (beside, amiss) + "praxis" (action) — a faulty action — Freud used the German equivalent "Fehlleistung" (faulty achievement)