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Definition of Freudian slip noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Freudian slip

noun

/ˌfrɔɪdiən ˈslɪp/

/ˌfrɔɪdiən ˈslɪp/

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something you say by mistake but that is believed to show your true thoughts
Word OriginThis expression is named after Sigmund Freud and his theories of unconscious thought.

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