doublespeak
[duhb-uh l-speek]
- evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
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Origin of doublespeak
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Contemporary Examples
Hollande is ‘the king of doublespeak, ambiguity, and perpetual lies’
Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s ExLizzie Crocker
November 28, 2014
The Cold War had become a battlefield marked by doublespeak.
He 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.
doublespeak
- the practice of using ambiguous language regarding political, military, or corporate matters in a deliberate attempt to disguise the truth
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Word Origin and History for doublespeak
n.
1957, from double (adj.) + speak, coined on model of doublethink in Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" (the language in that book was Newspeak).
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Idioms and Phrases with doublespeak
doublespeak
see double talk, def. 2.
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