English Explanatory Dictionary

wrongthink

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Beliefs or opinions that run contrary to the prevailing or mainstream orthodoxy.
verb
  1. To engage in wrongthink.

Word forms

wrongthink wrongthinks wrong-think wrong think wrongthinking wrongthought

Etymology

Compound of wrong + think, probably modelled on earlier crimethink from George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Synonyms

badthink crimethink wrongthought

Derived words

wrongthinker
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