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Definition of thoughtcrime noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

thoughtcrime

noun

/ˈθɔːtkraɪm/

/ˈθɔːtkraɪm/

[uncountable, countable]

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an idea or opinion that is considered socially unacceptable or criminal Topics Opinion and argumentc2
Word Origin1949: from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

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