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doublespeak

UK
/ˈdʌb.əl.spiːk/
US
/ˈdʌb.əl.spiːk/

Translations

doublespeaknoun
double langageFormulation générale pour un discours volontairement ambigu ou trompeur.
The politician's speech was full of doublespeak, leaving the audience confused about his true intentions.
Le discours du politicien était rempli de double langage, laissant le public dans le flou quant à ses véritables intentions.
Additional translations
langue de boisSurtout en politique et dans les discours institutionnels, quand le propos est vague et évite de dire clairement les choses.
Synonyms
double talk
euphemism
equivocation
prevarication
ambiguity
doublespeakadjective
more doublespeak
Comp.
most doublespeak
Super.
UK
/ˈdʌb.əl.spiːk/
US
/ˈdʌb.əl.spiːk/
Used attributively to qualify other nouns (e.g., "doublespeak answers").
Synonyms
vague
glib
indirect
disingenuous
deceptive
circumlocutory
euphemistic
evasive
ambiguous
obfuscatory
misleading
equivocal

Definitions

doublespeaknoun
Language that deliberately obscures, disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words, often used to deceive or mislead.
The politician's speech was full of doublespeak, leaving the audience confused about his true intentions.
doublespeakadjective
Deliberately ambiguous, evasive, or deceptive in nature.
The spokesperson issued a doublespeak statement that avoided the real issue.
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