wrongspeak

Utterances that run contrary to the prevailing or mainstream orthodoxy, and may incur punishment such as ostracism.

Noun

  1. Utterances that run contrary to the prevailing or mainstream orthodoxy, and may incur punishment such as ostracism.

    Synonyms: crimespeak

    Coordinate Terms: badthink wrongthink

Origin

From wrong + -speak, evoking Orwellian coinages like crimethink and doublespeak.