wrongspeak
Meanings
noun
- Utterances that run contrary to the prevailing or mainstream orthodoxy, and may incur punishment such as ostracism.
Word forms
Etymology
From wrong + -speak, evoking Orwellian coinages like crimethink and doublespeak.
Synonyms
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