parapraxia

noun

para·​prax·​ia

ˌparəˈpraksēə

variants or parapraxis

-sə̇s

plural parapraxias

-ksēəz

or parapraxes

-kˌsēz

: a faulty act (as a slip of the tongue or of memory) : blunder, lapse

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from para- entry 1 + -praxia or Greek praxis action

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