accidental use of word different from that meant
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• (n.) The unconscious saying, in speech or in writing, of that which one does not intend to say; -- frequently the very reverse of the thought which is present to consciousness.
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Het`er·oph'e·my noun [
Hetero- + Greek ... voice, speech, from ... to speak.] The unconscious saying, in speech or in writing, of that which one does not intend to say; -- frequently the very reverse of the thought which is present to consciousness.
R. G. White. Found on
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heterophemy 1. The unconscious saying, in speech or in writing, of that which one does not intend to say; frequently the very reverse of the thought which is present in a person's consciousness. 2. The use of one word, or phrase, when another is meant. 3. An accidental use of a word which is different from the one that is meant.
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