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   thoughtcrime

   /ˈθɔːtkrʌɪm/

   noun

   • 1. an instance of unorthodox or controversial thinking, considered as a criminal offence or as socially unacceptable: "thoughtcrimes are notoriously difficult to prosecute"

   Word Origin 1930s: from thought1 + crime, after Japanese shisō-hanzai. The term was popularized by George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949).

   Scrabble Points: 23

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