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crimethink

crimethink noun: the crime of having unorthodox or unofficial thoughts (thoughtcrimes).

Noun

crimethink (uncountable)

  1. The crime of having unorthodox or unofficial thoughts (thoughtcrimes).

Verb

crimethink (third-person singular simple present crimethinks, present participle crimethinking, simple past and past participle crimethought)

  1. To think in an unorthodox or unofficial manner (to commit a thoughtcrime)

Forms of crimethink

third-person singular presentcrimethinks
present participlecrimethinking
past participlecrimethought
pastcrimethought

Origin of crimethink

Compound of crime + think, coined by George Orwell in 1949 in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Questions about crimethink

What does crimethink mean?
Crimethink means the crime of having unorthodox or unofficial thoughts (thoughtcrimes).
What part of speech is crimethink?
Crimethink can be a noun or a verb.

Words near crimethink in the dictionary

  1. crimescape
  2. crimescapes
  3. crimespeak
  4. crimestopper
  5. crimestoppers
  6. crimethink
  7. crimethinking
  8. crimethinks
  9. crimethought
  10. crimeware
  11. crimewave

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