Definition of DOUBLETHINK

doublethink

Meanings

Plural: doublethinks

Noun

  • believing two contradictory ideas at the same time
  • The holding of two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously and accepting both of them as true or correct, without acknowledging the contradiction.

Verb

  • To engage in doublethink.

Origin / Etymology

From double + think. Coined by George Orwell in 1949 as part of the Newspeak in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Scrabble Score: 21

doublethink is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 24

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