doublespeak
evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
Origin of doublespeak
1Other words from doublespeak
- dou·ble·speak·er, noun
Words Nearby doublespeak
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How to use doublespeak in a sentence
Meanwhile, on ABC’s The View, token conservative Meghan McCain was getting tangled in her own web of racial doublespeak.
TV Is Having a Talking-Head Crisis, From Sharon Osbourne to Dr. Oz to Meghan McCain | Judy Berman | April 8, 2021 | TimeThere’s too much doublespeak, and everything’s got to be couched in words.
Hollande is ‘the king of doublespeak, ambiguity, and perpetual lies’
Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s Ex | Lizzie Crocker | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Cold War had become a battlefield marked by doublespeak.
What Cold War CIA Interrogators Learned from the Nazis | Annie Jacobsen | February 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe argues that the Islamists are two-faced and engage in doublespeak.
Facebook brought this on itself, with too many sneaky privacy changes, too much hubris and doublespeak.
You know how to decipher, and largely ignore, the marketing doublespeak.
British Dictionary definitions for doublespeak
/ (ˈdʌbəlˌspiːk) /
the practice of using ambiguous language regarding political, military, or corporate matters in a deliberate attempt to disguise the truth
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Other Idioms and Phrases with doublespeak
see double talk, def. 2.
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