Newspeak
(noun)
- A language or vocabulary that is deliberately constructed to limit or eliminate the expression of certain ideas, concepts or feelings.
- A language that is specifically designed to reduce the ability of people to express dissenting ideas.
Origin:
Coined by george orwell in his novel 1984.
Examples:
- The government's use of Newspeak was intended to limit the ability of citizens to express dissenting ideas.
- The regime's control over the language, Newspeak, was a way to control thoughts and ideas.
- Newspeak was a key instrument in the regime's effort to control the population.
- The censorship of books and the use of Newspeak were used to control the thoughts and ideas of the people.
- The language of Newspeak was designed to make certain ideas literally unthinkable.