Het′er‐oph″e‐my (?), n. [Hetero- + Gr. � voice, speech, fr. � 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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.