Freudian slip
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Freudian slip
- /ˌfɹɔɪdɪ.ən ˈslɪp/ UK
- /ˌfɹɔɪdi.ən ˈslɪp/ US
Rhymes with -ɪp
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Named after Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud (1856–1939).
noun Freudian slips
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A mistake in speech or action in which a person supposedly shows their true subconscious desires.
After disposing of these general topics in a chapter entitled "The Manners of All Men" (but which, by some Freudian slip, we suppose, deals chiefly with 'The Impure Man')
Similar: parapraxis
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noun subconscious mistake in speech or action
| Español | acto fallido, desliz freudiano, lapsus revelador, parapraxis |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | フロイト的失言 Furoido-teki shitsugen |
| 中文 | 無意中說出心裡話 /无意中说出心里话 wúyìzhōng shuōchū xīnlǐhuà, 漏嘴 lòuzuǐ, 口誤 /口误 kǒuwù, 失言 shīyán, 弗洛伊德式錯誤 /弗洛伊德式错误 Fúluòyīdé shì cuòwù, 動作倒錯 /动作倒错 dòngzuò dàocuò |
| Português | ato falho, ato falhado, lapso freudiano |
| Français | lapsus révélateur, acte manqué |
| Deutsch | Freudscher Fehler, Freudsche Fehlleistung, Freudscher Versprecher |
| Italiano | lapsus, lapsus freudiano, atto mancato |
| Ελληνικά | παραπραξία parapraxía |
| Română | act ratat |
| Русский | огово́рка по Фре́йду ogovórka po Fréjdu |
| العربية | مُنْزَلَق فْرُويْد munzalaq frūyd, زَلّة فْرُويْد, هَفْوَة hafwa |
| עברית | טָעוּת פְרוֹיְדְּיָאנִית ta'út froydyánit, פְּשִׁיטַת פֶּה פְרוֹיְדְּיָאנִית pshitát pe froydyánit, מַעֲשֶׂה כֶּשֶׁל ma'asé késhel |
Talk about this word "Freudian slip." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/freudian%20slip. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Freudian slip. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/freudian%20slip "Freudian slip." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/freudian%20slip.Cite this
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title = {Freudian slip},
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