Newspeak
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newspeak — ► NOUN ▪ ambiguous euphemistic language used in political propaganda. ORIGIN the name of an artificial official language in George Orwell s novel Nineteen Eighty Four (1949) … English terms dictionary
newspeak — [no͞o′spēk΄, nyo͞o′spēk΄] n. [coined (< NEW + SPEAK) by ORWELL George in his novel 1984] [sometimes N ] 1. the deliberate use of ambiguous and deceptive talk, as by government officials, in an attempt to control public opinion 2. such language … English World dictionary
Newspeak — For the programming language, see Newspeak (programming language). Newspeak is a fictional language in George Orwell s novel Nineteen Eighty Four. In the novel, it refers to the deliberately impoverished language promoted by the state. Orwell… … Wikipedia
NewSpeak — Novlangue Le novlangue (Newspeak en anglais) est la langue officielle d’Océania, inventée par George Orwell pour son roman 1984 (publié en 1949). Il est une simplification lexicale et syntaxique de la langue destinée à rendre impossible… … Wikipédia en Français
Newspeak — Novlangue Le novlangue (Newspeak en anglais) est la langue officielle d’Océania, inventée par George Orwell pour son roman 1984 (publié en 1949). Il est une simplification lexicale et syntaxique de la langue destinée à rendre impossible… … Wikipédia en Français
Newspeak — Der Ausdruck Neusprech (englisch: Newspeak, in älteren Versionen als Neusprache übersetzt) stammt aus dem Roman 1984 von George Orwell und bezeichnet eine Sprache, die aus politischen Gründen künstlich modifiziert wurde. Bei Neusprech handelt es… … Deutsch Wikipedia
newspeak — /nooh speek , nyooh /, n. (sometimes cap.) an official or semiofficial style of writing or saying one thing in the guise of its opposite, esp. in order to serve a political or ideological cause while pretending to be objective, as in referring to … Universalium
newspeak — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Newspeak, a language “designed to diminish the range of thought,” in the novel 1984 (1949) by George Orwell Date: 1950 propagandistic language marked by euphemism, circumlocution, and the inversion of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Newspeak (programming language) — Newspeak Paradigm(s) object oriented, functional Appeared in 2006 Designed by Gilad Bracha Developer Gilad Bracha, Peter von der Ahé, Vassili Bykov, Yaron Kashai, William Maddox, Eliot Miranda Stable releas … Wikipedia
newspeak — noun A mode of talk by politicians and officials using ambiguous words to deceive the listener … Wiktionary
