heterophemy

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noun

The use of a word different from the one intended.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Usage Examples

โ€œIn effect, Hyacinthโ€™s nervousness results in a classic case of heterophemy: his disrupted mental condition leads him โ€˜to speak without thinkingโ€™.โ€ Gavin Jones; Strange Talk; University of California Press; 1999.
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