The adjective Orwellian describes the situation, idea, or societal condition that George Orwell identified as being destructive to the welfare of a free-society. It connotes an attitude and a policy of control by propaganda, 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.

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  • The adjective Orwellian describes the situation, idea, or societal condition that George Orwell identified as being destructive to the welfare of a free-society. It connotes an attitude and a policy of control by propaganda, 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. 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 person, requiring acceptance of the idea that the colonialist oppressor exists only for the good of the oppressed person and people. (en)
  • Orwellska (engelska Orwellian), efter den brittiske författaren George Orwells roman 1984, är en benämning på ett eufemiskt språkbruk som beskriver verkligheten i förskönande syfte för att kamouflera ordets egentliga innebörd. Ett exempel från 1984 är institutionen fredsministeriet, vars uppgift är krigföring. (sv)
  • 歐威爾主義，指現代保守政體藉宣傳、誤報、否認事實、操縱過去，來執行社會控制，包括冷處理、蒸發，公開紀錄和大多數人記憶中均被抹煞不存在，就如《一九八四》那樣。 (zh)
  • Tillægsordet orwellsk bruges til at beskrive en situation, idé eller tilstand, som den engelske forfatter George Orwell mente var til skade for et frit samfund. Det drejer sig ofte om situationer, han også beskrev i sine romaner, især hans politiske fremtidsvision, den dystopiske roman 1984 (originaltitel Nineteen Eighty-Four) (da)
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  • The adjective Orwellian describes the situation, idea, or societal condition that George Orwell identified as being destructive to the welfare of a free-society. It connotes an attitude and a policy of control by propaganda, 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. (en)
  • Orwellska (engelska Orwellian), efter den brittiske författaren George Orwells roman 1984, är en benämning på ett eufemiskt språkbruk som beskriver verkligheten i förskönande syfte för att kamouflera ordets egentliga innebörd. (sv)
  • 歐威爾主義，指現代保守政體藉宣傳、誤� �、否認事實、操縱過去，來執行社會控制，包括冷處理、蒸發，公開紀錄和大多數人記憶中均被抹煞不存在，就如《一九八四》那樣。 (zh)
  • Tillægsordet orwellsk bruges til at beskrive en situation, idé eller tilstand, som den engelske forfatter George Orwell mente var til skade for et frit samfund. (da)
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  • Orwellian (en)
  • Orwelliaans (nl)
  • Orwellska (sv)
  • 歐威爾主義 (zh)
  • Orwellsk (da)
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