NEWSPEAK

newspeak

(noun) deliberately ambiguous and contradictory language used to mislead and manipulate the public; “the welfare state brought its own newspeak”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Newspeak

The fictional language devised to meet the needs of Ingsoc in the novel Nineteen Eighty-four (George Orwell, 1949). Designed to restrict the words, and thereby the thoughts, of the citizens of Oceania.

(computer languages) A highly dynamic and reflective programming language descended from Smalltalk, supporting both object-oriented and functional programming.

Noun

Newspeak (usually uncountable, plural Newspeaks)

Alternative spelling of newspeak

Etymology

Noun

newspeak (usually uncountable, plural newspeaks)

Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.

Source: Wiktionary



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