Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triplethink

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: triple-think
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The holding of three contradictory beliefs in one's mind at the same time while believing all three to be true.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The proposal is that Einstein’s Relativity is Orwellian doublethink that has now progressed to triplethink; this is a result of Einstein’s Relativity being a poorly defined theory by the mainstream."

Etymology

From triple + think, modeled after doublethink.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does triplethink mean?: The holding of three contradictory beliefs in one's mind at the same time while believing all three to be true.
Where does triplethink come from?: From triple + think, modeled after doublethink.

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