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Freudian slip

noun [C]
 
 

Definition

something that you say that seems to show your true thoughts in a way that you do not intendFaults and mistakes
(Definition of Freudian slip noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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