noun
- Plural of newspeak; language that is deliberately ambiguous, misleading, or designed to obscure truth, especially when used by governments or institutions.
Usage: Often used critically or satirically; Derived from George Orwell's 1984; Typically uncountable in formal usage, but 'newspeaks' appears in discussions of multiple instances or varieties
Examples
- The government's newspeaks made it difficult for citizens to understand the true impact of the new policy.
- Critics accused the corporation of using newspeaks to hide environmental damage.
- Political newspeaks often redefine words to serve a particular agenda.
- The journalist exposed the newspeaks in the official statement.
- Orwell's concept of newspeaks remains relevant in modern media analysis.
- Students learned to identify newspeaks in advertising and political speeches.