peacespeak

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noun

The jargon of pacifism and anti-war discourse.

Opposite
warspeak
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Meanings

nounpeacespeak (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe jargon of pacifism and anti-war discourse.

    At the same time, we must not be uncritical of 'peacespeak' which sometimes glosses over the stark realities of painful choices in a fallen world.

    1989 April, David Lyon, “Against The Stream”, in Third Way, volume 12, number 4, page 17
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    […] the chief purpose of our armed forces would be not to "win wars" but to "avert wars," our leaders would be talking to us in "peacespeak," not "nukespeak," […]

    1987, Leonard I. Sweet, The Lion's Pride: America and the Peaceable Community, Abingdon Press, →ISBN, page 38

    But love-bombing, the Unionists couldn't handle. The long arm of 'friendship' is much more insidious. Irish nationalism takes many forms and peacespeak is just one of them.

    2001, Eamon Delaney, The Accidental Diplomat: My Years in the Irish Foreign Service, 1987-1995, New Island, →ISBN, page 336

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
warspeak

Origin

From peace + -speak.

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Cite this entry
APA

peacespeak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peacespeak

MLA

“peacespeak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peacespeak. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peacespeak,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peacespeak.

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