Freudian slip
A mistake in speech or action in which a person supposedly shows their true…A mistake in speech or action in which a person supposedly shows their true subconscious desires.
» Freudian slip, much?
Meaning
1 sensesA mistake in speech or action in which a person supposedly shows their true subconscious desires.
Freudscher Fehler, Freudsche Fehlleistung, Freudscher Versprecher
огово́рка по Фре́йдуogovórka po Fréjdu
обмо́вка за Фро́йдомobmóvka za Frójdom
- a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals
Examples
4 sentencesFreudian slip, much?
This must have been some kind of Freudian slip.
deDas muss eine Art freudsche Fehlleistung gewesen sein. — Tickler
A Freudian slip is when you mean one thing, but you say your mother.
"The woman with the breast qualifications got the job" is an example of a Freudian slip.
ru"Женщина с грудной квалификацией получила работу" - пример оговорки по Фрейду. — Ooneykcall
Translations
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Origin
Named after Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud (1856–1939).Named after Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud (1856–1939).
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Forms
plural: Freudian slips| Singular | Freudian slip |
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