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Doublespeak - What does it mean?

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is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As a noun doublespeak

is any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity. Typically used by governments or large institutions.

doublespeak

English

Noun

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  • Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity. Typically used by governments or large institutions.
  • :The report was riddled with so much corporate doublespeak that it was impossible to interpret.
  • *1976 , Brent D. Ruben, The Coming of the Information Age'', in ''Information and Behavior (Brent D. Ruben, ed.), page 7
  • *:The popular and convergent use of information seems to represent something beyond the mere cosmetics of doublespeak , of a "garbage collector" turned "sanitary engineer" or a "strike" turned "work stoppage."

    • Synonyms

    *doubletalk

    See also

    *(wikipedia "doublespeak")

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.