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dou⋅ble⋅think

  [duhb-uhl-thingk]
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–noun
the acceptance of two contradictory ideas or beliefs at the same time.
Origin:
double + think 1 ; coined by George Orwell in his novel 1984 (1949)
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dou·ble·think   (dŭb'əl-thĭngk')   
n.  Thought marked by the acceptance of gross contradictions and falsehoods, especially when used as a technique of self-indoctrination: "Doublethink . . . is a vast system of mental cheating" (George Orwell).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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