doublethink
doublethink · doublethinks · doublethought · doublethinking
To engage in doublethinkTo engage in doublethink.
US/dˈʌbəlθˌɪŋk/
» Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.
Meaning
1 sensesTo engage in doublethink.
Examples
1 sentencesDoublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.
Origin
From double + think. Coined by George Orwell in 1949 as part of the Newspeak in his novelFrom double + think. Coined by George Orwell in 1949 as part of the Newspeak in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
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Forms
doublethinks, doublethinking, doublethought, doublethought| Base form | doublethink · to doublethink |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | doublethinks |
| Present participle | doublethinking |
| Past simple | doublethought |
| Past participle | doublethought |
irregular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle