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1984esque

1984esque is the alternative form of 1984-esque.

Meaning of 1984-esque

Adjective

1984-esque (comparative more 1984-esque, superlative most 1984-esque)

  1. Resembling or pertaining to a society with a significant amount of surveillance, totalitarianism and censorship.
    • What is this globalism anyway? This new world order? This one world order? It all seems very vague to me. When I start hearing those terms, I start imagining some kind of 1984-esque, soulless, desolate society, of dependence on government, with Big Brother as the totalitarian leader, I guess.2020, Robert Sneider, American Lynchpin, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN

Forms of 1984esque

comparativemore 1984esque
superlativemost 1984esque

Questions about 1984esque

What is 1984esque the alternative form of?
1984esque is the alternative form of 1984-esque.

Words near 1984esque in the dictionary

  1. 1980's
  2. 1980s
  3. 1984
  4. 1984-esque
  5. 1984-ish
  6. 1984esque
  7. 1984ish
  8. 1986 Act tenancies
  9. 1986 Act tenancy
  10. 1990's
  11. 1990s

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