newspeak

/ˌnuˈspik/
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Definitions of newspeak
  1. noun
    deliberately ambiguous and contradictory language use to mislead and manipulate the public
    “the welfare state brought its own newspeak”
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    type of:
    fabrication, manufacture, manufacturing
    the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
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