ironic error
noun1
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.
- Counter intentional or ironic error is a further example of the delinking of intentional thought processes and behavior.2001, Giora Hon, Sam S. Rakover, Explanation: Theoretical Approaches and Applications, →ISBN:
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ironic, error.