doublethink
The power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and…The power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct; an instance of doing so.
» Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.
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1 senses(uncountable, usually)The power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct; an instance of doing so.
Doppeldenk
двоемы́слиеdvojemýslije
- believing two contradictory ideas at the same time
Examples
1 sentencesDoublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.
Translations
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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
plural: doublethinks| Singular | doublethink |
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uncountable
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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