doublethink
pronunciation
How to pronounce doublethink in British English:
UK [ˈdʌblθɪŋk]
How to pronounce doublethink in American English:
US [ˈdʌbəlˌθɪŋk]
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- Noun:
- believing two contradictory ideas at the same time
Word Origin
- doublethink (n.)
- 1948, coined by Orwell in "Nineteen Eighty-Four," from double (adj.) + think.
Example
- 1. That was doublethink . He had a feeling of deadly helplessness .
- 2. And my sense is that he 's also very good at doublethink - that even when he knows what he 's saying isn 't true he manages to believe it while he 's saying it .
- 3. In fact , most of the coverage of this study has shown an very interesting doublethink , denying the accuracy of the original caspi study findings while singing the praises of its theoretical basis .
- 4. These contradictions are not accidental , nor do they result from ordinary hypocrisy ; they are deliberate exercises in doublethink .
- 5. The party intellectual knows in which direction his memories must be altered ; he therefore knows that he is playing tricks with reality ; but by the exercise of doublethink he also satisfies himself that reality is not violated .