Associations to the word «Doublespeak»

Wiktionary

DOUBLESPEAK, noun. Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity. Typically used by governments or large institutions.

Dictionary definition

DOUBLESPEAK, noun. Any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke