doublethink

[ duhb-uhl-thingk ]

noun

1. the acceptance of two contradictory ideas or beliefs at the same time.

doublethink

/ ˈdʌbəlˌθɪŋk /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of doublethink¹

double + think ¹; coined by George Orwell in his novel 1984 (1949)

Example Sentences

Their proposition is that a brain or brain-like network can enter into a superposition—a state of doublethink in which you perceive the same particle both here and there—but only temporarily.

From Nautilus

I was curious how others tolerate this doublethink, so I sought out Jeff Lichtman, a leader in the field of connectomics and a professor of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard.

From Nautilus

But 70 years after Orwell wrote those words, doublethink seems to be winning.

From The Daily Beast

It was an almost schizophrenic existence, and a few bizarre remnants of this doublethink still punctuate my life here.

From The Daily Beast