dou´ble-think´er

dou´ble-think´er
dou|ble|think or dou|ble-think «DUHB uhl THIHNGK», noun, verb.
–n.
the ability to hold and accept two contradictory points of view at the same time: »

By a strange exercise of doublethink, he seems to have felt simultaneously fulfilled and frustrated when his play became a hit (New Yorker).

–v.i.
to engage in doublethink.
–v.t.
to manage or maneuver by doublethink: »

I suppose your Leftwing intellectuals will be able to double-think their way around that! (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

[coined by George Orwell, 1903-1950, an English novelist]
dou´ble-think´er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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