Doublespeak
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdəbəlˌspiːk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Doublespeak is a noun meaning Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity.
Meaning
Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity.
Example Sentences
The report was riddled with so much corporate doublespeak that it was impossible to interpret.
The popular and convergent use of information seems to represent something beyond the mere cosmetics of doublespeak, of a "garbage collector" turned "sanitary engineer" or a "strike" turned "work stoppage."
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hypocrisy, ambiguity, duplicity, newspeak, equivocation, doubleness.
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