Associations to the word «Doublethink»

Wiktionary

DOUBLETHINK, noun. The power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.

Dictionary definition

DOUBLETHINK, noun. Believing two contradictory ideas at the same time.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats