Doublethink is a word described in the fictional language of Newspeak and the act of simultaneously accepting as correct two mutually contradictory beliefs. It is related to, but distinct from, hypocrisy and neutrality. Doublethink is an integral concept of George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Origin According to the novel, doublethink is: Orwell explains that the Party couldn't protect its iron power without degrading its people with constant propaganda. Yet, knowledge of this… (More on Doublethink)