ironic error
English
Noun
ironic error (plural ironic errors)
- A blunder that occurs as the result of a strenuous effort to avoid it, such as spilling a drink because one is concentrating on not doing so.
- 2001, Giora Hon & Sam S. Rakover, Explanation: Theoretical Approaches and Applications, →ISBN:
- Counter intentional or ironic error is a further example of the delinking of intentional thought processes and behavior.
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- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see ironic, error.