thoughtcrime

noun
/ˈθɔːtˌkɹaɪm/UK

Etymology

From thought + crime, coined by George Orwell in Nineteen Eighty-Four.

  1. derived from crīmen
  2. derived from crime
  3. inherited from cryme
  4. compounded as thoughtcrime — “thought + crime

Definitions

  1. A crime committed by having unorthodox, unofficial, controversial or socially…

    A crime committed by having unorthodox, unofficial, controversial or socially unacceptable thoughts.

The neighborhood

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