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doublespeak
This term carries a strong negative connotation, implying a calculated attempt to deceive or manipulate the listener. It is most frequently employed in political, bureaucratic, or corporate critiques to describe jargon that masks unpleasant realities, such as calling a massive layoff a workforce optimization. It differs from a simple lie in that it often uses technically true but misleading language to avoid commitment or clarity.
Grammatically, this noun is uncountable. It functions as a mass noun describing a style of communication, meaning it does not have a plural form and cannot be used with the indefinite article a or an. One would refer to an instance of doublespeak or a piece of doublespeak rather than a doublespeak.
Meanings
Examples
The politician used classic doublespeak to avoid answering the question directly.
Stop using that corporate doublespeak and just tell me if I am being fired.
Calling the massive layoffs a workforce optimization is pure doublespeak.
The report was filled with the kind of doublespeak designed to confuse the public.
Is this an actual policy change or just more political doublespeak?
The regime relied on doublespeak to justify its oppressive laws.
He spoke in a stream of doublespeak that left everyone in the room bewildered.
The press release was a masterpiece of doublespeak, masking the failure as a learning opportunity.
The press release was a masterpiece of doublespeak, masking the failure as a learning opportunity.