crimethink

English

Etymology

Compound of crime +‎ think, coined by George Orwell in 1949 in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Noun

crimethink (uncountable)

1. The crime of having unorthodox or unofficial thoughts (thoughtcrimes).

Verb

crimethink (third-person singular simple present crimethinks, present participle crimethinking, simple past and past participle crimethought)

1. To think in an unorthodox or unofficial manner (to commit a thoughtcrime)