newspeak

new·speak

noun, often capitalized \ˈnü-ˌspēk, ˈnyü-\

Definition of NEWSPEAK

: propagandistic language marked by euphemism, circumlocution, and the inversion of customary meanings

Origin of NEWSPEAK

Newspeak, a language “designed to diminish the range of thought,” in the novel 1984 (1949) by George Orwell

First Known Use: 1950

Rhymes with NEWSPEAK

antique, apeak, batik, Belleek, bespeak, bezique, blue streak, boutique, cacique, Cloud Peak, critique, debeak, forepeak, forespeak, Grays Peak, grosbeak, hairstreak, halfbeak, houseleek, Late Greek, midweek, misspeak, muzhik, mystique, nonpeak, oblique, off-peak, outspeak, perique, physique, pip-squeak, pratique, technic, technique, Tajik, unique, unspeak, workweek