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CCTV is seen either as a symbol of Orwellian dystopia or a technology that will lead to crime-free streets and civil behaviour. While arguments continue, there is very little solid data in the public domain about the costs, quantity and effectiveness of surveillance.
Heather Brooke

Meaning of "Orwellian" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ORWELLIAN

Orwellian  [ɔːˈwɛlɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ORWELLIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Orwellian is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ORWELLIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Orwellian

"Orwellian" is an adjective describing the situation, idea, or societal condition that George Orwell identified as being destructive to the welfare of a free and open society. It connotes an attitude and a brutal policy of draconian control by propaganda, surveillance, misinformation, denial of truth, and manipulation of the past, including the "unperson" — a person whose past existence is expunged from the public record and memory, practiced by modern repressive governments. Often, this includes the circumstances depicted in his novels, particularly Nineteen Eighty-Four. Nineteen Eighty-Four uses themes from life in the Soviet Union and wartime life in Great Britain as sources for many of its motifs. Orwell's ideas about personal freedom and state authority developed when he was a British colonial administrator in Burma. He was fascinated by the effect of colonialism on the individual, requiring acceptance of the idea that the colonialist exists only for the good of the colonised.

Definition of Orwellian in the English dictionary

The definition of Orwellian in the dictionary is of, relating to, or reminiscent of George Orwell, the English novelist, particularly his portrayal of an authoritarian state.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ORWELLIAN


Anatolian
ˌænəˈtəʊlɪən
Australian
ɒˈstreɪlɪən
Boolean
ˈbuːlɪən
Boswellian
bɒzˈwɛlɪən
cerulean
sɪˈruːlɪən
chameleon
kəˈmiːlɪən
Chellean
ˈʃɛlɪən
Chilean
ˈtʃɪlɪən
Cromwellian
krɒmˈwɛlɪən
ganglion
ˈɡæŋɡlɪən
Machiavellian
ˌmækɪəˈvɛlɪən
mammalian
mæˈmeɪlɪən
Maximilian
ˌmæksɪˈmɪlɪən
mongolian
mɒŋˈɡəʊlɪən
napoleon
nəˈpəʊlɪən
Pantagruelian
ˌpæntəɡruːˈɛlɪən
Sabellian
səˈbɛlɪən
Sicilian
sɪˈsɪlɪən
stellion
ˈstɛlɪən
Wesleyan
ˈwɛzlɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ORWELLIAN

Ortler
Ortles
ortolan
ortolan bunting
Orton
orts
Orumiyeh
Oruro
orval
Orvieto
Orwell
oryctology
Oryol
oryx
orzo
os
os coxae
os innominatum
OSA
Osage

WORDS THAT END LIKE ORWELLIAN

Abbevillian
Anglian
Brazilian
carnelian
Castilian
Churchillian
civilian
Dalian
gorillian
Hegelian
Italian
Julian
kalian
Lucullian
rampallian
reptilian
Somalian
South Australian
Tertullian
vaudevillian

Synonyms and antonyms of Orwellian in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Orwellian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ORWELLIAN

Find out the translation of Orwellian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Orwellian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Orwellian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

奥威尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

orwelliano
570 millions of speakers

English

Orwellian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Orwellian
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اورويلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Оруэлла
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

orwelliano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অরওয়েলীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

orwellien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Orwellian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Orwellschen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジョージ·オーウェル式の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조지 오웰
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Orwellian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Orwell
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓர்வெலியன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओरवेलियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Orwellian
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

orwelliano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

orwellowski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Оруелла
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

orwellian
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Orwellian
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Orwelliaanse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Orwellisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

orwellsk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Orwellian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ORWELLIAN»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ORWELLIAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Orwellian

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3 QUOTES WITH «ORWELLIAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Orwellian.
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Bob Barr
Taking privacy cues from the federal government is - to say the least - ironic, considering today's Orwellian level of surveillance. At virtually any given time outside of one's own home, an American citizen can reasonably assume his movements and actions are being monitored by something, by somebody, somewhere.
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Heather Brooke
CCTV is seen either as a symbol of Orwellian dystopia or a technology that will lead to crime-free streets and civil behaviour. While arguments continue, there is very little solid data in the public domain about the costs, quantity and effectiveness of surveillance.
3
Glenn Greenwald
The core distortion of the War on Terror under both Bush and Obama is the Orwellian practice of equating government accusations of terrorism with proof of guilt. One constantly hears U.S. government defenders referring to 'terrorists' when what they actually mean is: those accused by the government of terrorism.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORWELLIAN»

Discover the use of Orwellian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Orwellian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Big Brother: The Orwellian Nightmare Come True
The novel is eerily prophetic as many of the fictional systems of surveillance described have now become a reality. Mark Dice shows you the scary documentation that Big Brother is watching you, and is more powerful than you could imagine.
Mark Dice, 2011
2
The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses
Discusses the history and religious doctrines of the Jehovah's Witnesses and examines the parallels between the religion and George Orwell's novel, 1984
Heather Denise Harden Botting, 1984
3
Orwellian Ireland
Inspired by the book Stasiland, this work is an attempt to see if some of the state practices that flourished in Communist Eastern Europe might be replicated in modern Ireland.
Brian Nugent, 2008
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Deportation is Freedom!: The Orwellian World of Immigration ...
This book is a searing critique of today's immigration systems.
Steve Cohen, 2005
5
America 2014: An Orwellian Tale
In this starkly terrifying political thriller, Winston Smith is a young, successful producer of patriotic commercials for the Department of Homeland Security.
Dawn Blair, 2004
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George Orwell: The Politics of Literary Reputation
Orwellian prose"? Or further, "an Orwellian style of describing and evaluating the world"? For two journalists, the first two phrases referred not to Orwell himself but to language distortion, specifically the Pentagon's use of the euphemism "air ...
John Rodden, 2001
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Beyond Nineteen Eighty-four: Doublespeak in a Post-Orwellian Age
This book probes the efforts at manipulation individuals face daily in this information age and the tactics of persuaders from many sectors of society using various forms of Orwellian "doublespeak.
William Lutz, 1989
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History Will Not Absolve Us: Orwellian Control, Public ...
Part psycho-social analysis and part documentary compilation, this unusual book reveals the Orwellian techniques by which the public has allowed itself to be led into confusion about the assassination and assembles the documentary evidence ...
‎1996
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1984
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George Orwell, 2004
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Truth Jihad: My Epic Struggle Against the 9/11 Big Lie
http://www.infowars.com/articles/sept11/ physics_prof_calls_911_conspiracist_frui tcake.htm University of Wisconsin Professor M.F. Orwellian's argument that colleague Dr. Kevin Barrett is a “ fruitcake,” and that only those with physics Ph.D.s ...
Kevin Barrett, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ORWELLIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Orwellian is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Black Lives Matter Movement Is Being Monitored By The …
“What they call situational awareness is Orwellian speak for watching and intimidation. Over time there's a serious harm to the associational ... «Complex, Jul 15»
2
Pakistan Looks to Be Developing a Massive Orwellian Surveillance …
Pakistan has been building a snooping network that "would rival some of the world's most powerful surveillance programs," according to a ... «VICE News, Jul 15»
3
Letter to President Koroma – Your Orwellian diktat is not in the …
You may not know or remember me. But that is of no consequence, as I would not like you to think that I am also looking for a job (God forbid) ... «Sierra Leone Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
Orwellian much? Hillary puts 'fun camps' aside to propose 'caring …
Orwellian much? ... Orwellian much? ... From the woman who proposed “fun camp” comes another Orwellian-sounding planned initiative: ... «Twitchy, Jul 15»
5
Orwellian First Amendment Defense Act May Favor Religious Bigotry
The proposed bill reassures every individual or groups on their freedom to exercise and abide by their beliefs. After the passage of the ... «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»
6
'Big Brother' Obama?: US eyes racial profiling of Americans …
The New York Post called the undertaking an "Orwellian-style stockpile of statistics" on Americans' health, home loans, credit cards and ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»
7
Groupthink is so Orwellian
I have been using the internet since it first became public. In the early days the main aim was basic communication and the sharing of ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
8
SNP Scotland is 'Orwellian', says Tim Farron
“So there's a real sense of almost Orwellian, Big Brother authoritarianism up there. “That makes me understand, by the way, that there is no ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
9
Spain Goes Orwellian: How to Defend Yourself
Spain Goes Orwellian: How to Defend Yourself. 713 Total views. 355 Total shares. Share and Get bitcoin. Share this article and get reward for ... «CoinTelegraph, Jul 15»
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New Liberal Democrat leader brands SNP 'almost Orwellian'
The SNP is attacking civil liberties by overseeing an "almost Orwellian, big brother, authoritarianism" while in government, the Liberal Democrat ... «The Courier, Jul 15»

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