Meanings
wrongthought1
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of wrongthink
wrongthought2
plural wrongthoughts
- uncountableusuallySynonym of wrongthink.
Only partially, mind you, because the cause of these wrongthoughts is - ultimately - laziness.
2018 November 21, Stuart Gipp, “Sonic CD travels 25 years forward in time”, in Retronauts2 more examples
It represents a frightening attempt to monitor all student expression of ideas in all circumstances, including to friends outside of school, and to squelch all expression of wrongthought.
2014 April 27, Lydia McGrew, “The Zero Sum Game--again and again and again”, in What’s Wrong with the WorldThe left is not about dialogue. They are about indoctrination. Wrongthought must be punished and silenced.
2019 January 4, Matthew Archbold, “Twitter Hates You”, in National Catholic RegisterSynonyms: wrongthink
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of wrongthink.
Origin
wrongthought · verb
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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