1. the acceptance of or mental capacity to accept contrary opinions or beliefs at the same time, especially as a result of political indoctrination
Usage: from George Orwell’s novel ‘1984’

Examples

• The regime required citizens to practice doublethink, believing both that war was peace and peace was war.
• His ability to engage in doublethink allowed him to support contradictory policies without feeling conflicted.
• The concept of doublethink illustrates how totalitarian governments manipulate thought.
• She accused the politician of doublethink for simultaneously claiming to support both sides of the issue.
• Orwell’s doublethink has become a powerful metaphor for political hypocrisy.
• The party’s doublethink made it impossible to pin down their actual beliefs.