(par″ә-prak´sis) pl. paraprax´es a lapse of memory or mental error, such as a slip of the tongue or misplacement of an object, which, in psychoanalytic theory, is due to unconscious associations and motives; commonly called a “freudian slip.” Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
noun a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974