doublethink

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʌbəlˌθɪŋk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dub′əl thingk′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dou•ble•think  (dub′əl thingk′),USA pronunciation 
  1. n. the acceptance of two contradictory ideas or beliefs at the same time.
  • coined by George Orwell in his novel 1984 (1949) double + think1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
doublethink /ˈdʌbəlˌθɪŋk/ n
  1. deliberate, perverse, or unconscious acceptance or promulgation of conflicting facts, principles, etc
'doublethink' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
doublespeak - groupthink

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