Definition of thoughtcrime in English:

thoughtcrime

nounˈθɔːtkrʌɪmˈTHôtkrīm

An instance of unorthodox or controversial thinking, considered as a criminal offence or as socially unacceptable.
thoughtcrimes are notoriously difficult to prosecute
Example sentencesExamples
- But his pleas were ignored, and two months later he was brought before Lysenko and an unnamed ally to answer for his thoughtcrime.
- In this state Christian clergymen are threatened with jail for thoughtcrimes while vicious child molesters are released from prison to take up residence near schools and playgrounds.
- But, as with most of these squabbles, he has been punished through sheer bureaucratic frogmarching as much as if he had been found guilty of thoughtcrime.
- Every single sentence is purged of any possible thoughtcrime, any suggestion that one's corporate goal is not striding confidently forward on its shining path.
- At a minimum, these guys are guilty of thoughtcrime, and at the worst, blasphemy.
- I'm perturbed at the subtextual agenda in this piece, which seeks to define thoughtcrime and convict the ex-leader of it, because after you remove the man the definition stands, and fits people like us quite neatly.

Origin

1949: from George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Definition of thoughtcrime in US English:

thoughtcrime

nounˈTHôtkrīm

An instance of unorthodox or controversial thinking, considered as a criminal offense or as socially unacceptable.
thoughtcrimes are notoriously difficult to prosecute
Example sentencesExamples
- But, as with most of these squabbles, he has been punished through sheer bureaucratic frogmarching as much as if he had been found guilty of thoughtcrime.
- But his pleas were ignored, and two months later he was brought before Lysenko and an unnamed ally to answer for his thoughtcrime.
- In this state Christian clergymen are threatened with jail for thoughtcrimes while vicious child molesters are released from prison to take up residence near schools and playgrounds.
- I'm perturbed at the subtextual agenda in this piece, which seeks to define thoughtcrime and convict the ex-leader of it, because after you remove the man the definition stands, and fits people like us quite neatly.
- Every single sentence is purged of any possible thoughtcrime, any suggestion that one's corporate goal is not striding confidently forward on its shining path.
- At a minimum, these guys are guilty of thoughtcrime, and at the worst, blasphemy.

Origin

1949: from George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.

单词	thoughtcrime
释义	Definition of thoughtcrime in English: thoughtcrime nounˈθɔːtkrʌɪmˈTHôtkrīm An instance of unorthodox or controversial thinking, considered as a criminal offence or as socially unacceptable. thoughtcrimes are notoriously difficult to prosecute Example sentencesExamples But his pleas were ignored, and two months later he was brought before Lysenko and an unnamed ally to answer for his thoughtcrime. In this state Christian clergymen are threatened with jail for thoughtcrimes while vicious child molesters are released from prison to take up residence near schools and playgrounds. But, as with most of these squabbles, he has been punished through sheer bureaucratic frogmarching as much as if he had been found guilty of thoughtcrime. Every single sentence is purged of any possible thoughtcrime, any suggestion that one's corporate goal is not striding confidently forward on its shining path. At a minimum, these guys are guilty of thoughtcrime, and at the worst, blasphemy. I'm perturbed at the subtextual agenda in this piece, which seeks to define thoughtcrime and convict the ex-leader of it, because after you remove the man the definition stands, and fits people like us quite neatly. Origin 1949: from George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. Definition of thoughtcrime in US English: thoughtcrime nounˈTHôtkrīm An instance of unorthodox or controversial thinking, considered as a criminal offense or as socially unacceptable. thoughtcrimes are notoriously difficult to prosecute Example sentencesExamples But, as with most of these squabbles, he has been punished through sheer bureaucratic frogmarching as much as if he had been found guilty of thoughtcrime. But his pleas were ignored, and two months later he was brought before Lysenko and an unnamed ally to answer for his thoughtcrime. In this state Christian clergymen are threatened with jail for thoughtcrimes while vicious child molesters are released from prison to take up residence near schools and playgrounds. I'm perturbed at the subtextual agenda in this piece, which seeks to define thoughtcrime and convict the ex-leader of it, because after you remove the man the definition stands, and fits people like us quite neatly. Every single sentence is purged of any possible thoughtcrime, any suggestion that one's corporate goal is not striding confidently forward on its shining path. At a minimum, these guys are guilty of thoughtcrime, and at the worst, blasphemy. Origin 1949: from George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.
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