doublethink
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dou·ble·think
(dŭb′əl-thĭngk′)n.
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)n
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 | 1. | 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 contradictorioa piece of doublethink → una contradicción en sí misma
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