newspeak

== English == === Etymology === From Newspeak, a word coined by George Orwell. Equivalent to new +‎ speak. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈn(j)uːspiːk/ === Noun === newspeak (usually uncountable, plural newspeaks) Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials. Antonym: oldspeak 1984, Jonathon Green, “Introduction”, in Newspeak: A Dictionary of Jargon, London: Routledge & Kegal Paul plc, ISBN 978-0-7100-9685-2; republished Abingdon, Oxon.; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, 2014, ISBN 978-0-415-73271-0, page ix: Yet no-one would deny that a form of ‘newspeak’, however altered, is all too prevalent. Where [George] Orwell’s society was governed by the stick, we are offered the carrot. The truncation of the language on ‘Airstrip One’ was a logical response to the harsh social engineering that engendered it. The soothing, delusory world of ‘equality’, of much-touted ‘democracy’, has created a ‘newspeak’ all its own. Rather than shorten the language it is infinitely broadened; instead of curt monosyllables, there are mellifluous, calming phrases, designed to allay suspicions, modify facts and divert one’s attention from difficulties. ==== Translations ==== === References === “newspeak”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. == Czech == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English newspeak. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɲuːspiːk] Hyphenation: new‧speak === Noun === newspeak m inan newspeak [since 20th c.] Synonym: novořeč ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ====