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Definition of doublespeak

doublespeak

/ˈdʌb.əlˌspiːk/
dou · ble · speak
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• noun

1

Deliberately euphemistic, ambiguous, or obscure language used to disguise, distort, or reverse the actual meaning of words, especially in political, corporate, or bureaucratic contexts.

Example

"Critics accused the corporation of using doublespeak when it referred to the mass layoffs as a "workforce optimization initiative.""

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• Nearby Words

double
doubleheader
doubles
doublespeak
doublet
doublethink
doublets

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the early 1950s as a blend of "doublethink" and "Newspeak," two concepts introduced in George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), although the exact word "doublespeak" does not appear in the book itself.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Doublespeak. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/doublespeak
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