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dou·ble·think

(dŭb′əl-thĭngk′)

Thought marked by the acceptance of gross contradictions and falsehoods, especially when used as a technique of self-indoctrination: "Doublethink ... is a vast system of mental cheating" (George Orwell).

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doublethink

(ˈdʌbəlˌθɪŋk)

deliberate, perverse, or unconscious acceptance or promulgation of conflicting facts, principles, etc

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dou•ble•think

(ˈdʌb əlˌθɪŋk)
n.

the acceptance of two contradictory ideas at the same time.

[coined by German. Orwell in his novel 1984 (1949)]

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Noun

doublethink - believing two contradictory ideas at the same time

believing - the cognitive process that leads to convictions; "seeing is believing"

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doublethink

[ˈdʌblθɪŋk] N → razonamiento m contradictorio
a piece of doublethink → una contradicción en sí misma

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