THOUGHTCRIME


Meaning of THOUGHTCRIME in English

/ ˈθɔːtkraɪm; NAmE / noun

[ U , C ] an idea or opinion that is considered socially unacceptable or criminal

ORIGIN: From George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four .

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WORD ORIGIN

1949: from George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.