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What is another word for doublespeak?

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Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity

Speech that uses a mixture of real and nonsense words, also known as gibberish and double-talk

Parlour game

A word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon

Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible

The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification

Words or sentences open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning

Language as a system rather than language in use, including the formal rules, structures, and limitations of language

Bland fluent talk indulged in to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly

To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information

To conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs

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Any language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or ambiguity

doubletalk

“This is the ominous new era of doublespeak about land-use planning in the megacity.”

Noun

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Speech that uses a mixture of real and nonsense words, also known as gibberish and double-talk

Noun

Parlour game

Noun

A word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon

a few words of wisdom

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Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible

unintelligible language

clamour^UK

clamor^US

pretence^UK

pretense^US

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Noun

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The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification

Noun

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Words or sentences open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning

Noun

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Language as a system rather than language in use, including the formal rules, structures, and limitations of language

vocalising^UK

vocalizing^US

dialog^US

dialogue^UK

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Bland fluent talk indulged in to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly

pretence^UK

pretense^US

dialog^US

dialogue^UK

unintelligible language

rumor^US

clamor^US

clamour^UK

rumour^UK

verbalizing^US

verbalising^UK

driveling^US

drivelling^UK

monologue^UK

monolog^US

rumors^US

rumours^UK

beauty-parlor chitchat

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To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information

give wrong information to

lead down the garden path

lead up the garden path

put on the wrong track

put up smoke screen

give someone a bum steer

pull the wool over someone's eyes

throw off the scent

send on a wild goose chase

victimize^US

victimise^UK

give the wrong impression

outmaneuver^US

color^US

colour^UK

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

throw dust in someone's eyes

do out of

be economical with the truth

do someone in the eye

garble

sell a bill of goods to

slip something over on

play a practical joke on

play fast and loose with

give the runaround

send on a wild-goose chase

twist around your little finger

make somebody look an idiot

give a false account of

depart from the truth

lie through one's teeth

tell a terminological inexactitude

put the wrong slant on

phony up

take out of context

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To conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs

put up a smoke screen

give the appearance of

go through the motions of

mimic

front

ape

go through the motions

present a false front

minimize^US

minimise^UK

phoney^UK

favour^UK

phony^US

favor^US

sweep under the carpet

put on a false display

plagiarize^US

plagiarise^UK

follow the example of

create out of thin air

satirize^US

epitomize^US

epitomise^UK

take leaf out of book

follow in the footsteps of

take as a pattern

follow in someone's steps

pattern yourself after

pattern oneself on

be inspired by

take a leaf out of someone's book

satirise^UK

assume the character of

dramatize^US

dramatise^UK

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