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thoughtcrime

/ˈθɔːtˌkɹaɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
thoughtcrime
IPA
/ˈθɔːtˌkɹaɪm/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From thought + crime, coined by George Orwell in 1949 in Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈθɔːtˌkɹaɪm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

thoughtcrimes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

crimethink doublethink

Questions

How do you pronounce thoughtcrime?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɔːtˌkɹaɪm/.
What does thoughtcrime mean?
A crime committed by having unorthodox, unofficial, controversial or socially unacceptable thoughts.
Where does thoughtcrime come from?
From thought + crime, coined by George Orwell in 1949 in Nineteen Eighty-Four.

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