"Orwellianism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Orwellianisms [plural]
Etymology: Orwellian + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Orwellian|ism}} Orwellian + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Orwellianism (countable and uncountable, plural Orwellianisms)
  1. Orwellian systems or methods generally; totalitarian propaganda, surveillance, repression, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: Orwellism Translations (Orwellian systems or methods generally): orwellismus [masculine] (Czech), Orwellismus [masculine] (German), orwellizm [masculine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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