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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
parapraxis

"faulty action, blunder," 1904, from Modern Latin, from para- "contrary" (see para- (1)) + Greek praxis "a doing, transaction, business" (see praxis). In psychology, a minor error held to reveal a subconscious motive.

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parapraxis

n. a mistake, such as a slip of the tongue, that reveals a concealed thought or motive

WordNet
parapraxis

  1. n. a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. [syn: slip, slip-up, miscue]

  2. [also: parapraxes (pl)]

Usage examples of "parapraxis".

Although unusual in language, this disproportion between signifier and signified is not specific to myth: in Freud, for instance, the parapraxis is a signifier whose thinness is out of proportion to the real meaning which it betrays.

His authorial praxis controls the parapraxes inherent in living and making decisions in the dark.