Doublespeak

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  • noun. undefined
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  • noun. Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity. Typically used by governments or large institutions.
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  • noun. any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not
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    "‡ Orwell coined the term doublespeak to describe one kind of propaganda practiced by the state in Nineteen Eighty-Four."
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