FREUDIAN SLIP


Meaning of FREUDIAN SLIP in English

noun

something you say by mistake but which is believed to show your true thoughts

ORIGIN: This expression is named after Sigmund Freud and his theories of subconscious thought.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.