newspeak
Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener,…Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.
» I wonder if Toki Pona is a bit like Newspeak, the way it limits its vocabulary to just a few words?
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1 senses(uncountable, usually)Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.
Neusprech
новоя́зnovojáz
- deliberately ambiguous and contradictory language used to mislead and manipulate the public
Examples
1 sentencesI wonder if Toki Pona is a bit like Newspeak, the way it limits its vocabulary to just a few words?
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Newspeak, coined by George Orwell in 1949. Equivalent to new + speak.From Newspeak, coined by George Orwell in 1949. Equivalent to new + speak.
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Forms
plural: newspeaks| Singular | newspeak |
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uncountable
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.