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- [noo-speek, nyoo-]
- /ˈnuˌspik, ˈnyu-/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [noo-speek, nyoo-]
- /ˈnuˌspik, ˈnyu-/
Definitions of newspeak word
- noun newspeak (sometimes initial capital letter) an official or semiofficial style of writing or saying one thing in the guise of its opposite, especially in order to serve a political or ideological cause while pretending to be objective, as in referring to “increased taxation” as “revenue enhancement.”. 1
- noun newspeak Ambiguous euphemistic language used chiefly in political propaganda. 1
- noun Technical meaning of newspeak A language inspired by Scratchpad. 1
- noun newspeak propagandist language 1
- noun newspeak the language of bureaucrats and politicians, regarded as deliberately ambiguous and misleading 0
- noun newspeak the deliberate use of ambiguous and deceptive talk, as by government officials, in an attempt to control public opinion 0
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newspeak popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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noun newspeak
- argot — An argot is a special language used by a particular group of people, which other people find difficult to understand.
- idiom — an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
- lingo — the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual: gamblers' lingo.
- parlance — a way or manner of speaking; vernacular; idiom: legal parlance.
- patois — a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
Antonyms for newspeak
noun newspeak
- standard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
- quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
- silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
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