doublethink
[ duhb-uh l-thingk ]
/ ˈdʌb əlˌθɪŋk /
noun
the acceptance of two contradictory ideas or beliefs at the same time.
Words nearby doublethink
doubleness,
doubles,
doublespeak,
doublet,
doublet pattern,
doublethink,
doubleton,
doubletree,
doubleword,
double‐click,
doubling
Example sentences from the Web for doublethink
But 70 years after Orwell wrote those words, doublethink seems to be winning.
Digital Doublethink: Playing Truth or Dare with Putin, Assad and ISIS |Christopher Dickey, Anna Nemtsova |November 16, 2014 |DAILY BEASTIt was an almost schizophrenic existence, and a few bizarre remnants of this doublethink still punctuate my life here.
British Dictionary definitions for doublethink
doublethink
/ (ˈdʌbəlˌθɪŋk) /
noun
deliberate, perverse, or unconscious acceptance or promulgation of conflicting facts, principles, etc