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Orwellian

Orwellian is an adjective which is used to describe a situation, an idea or a societal condition suggested in the writings of 20th century author George Orwell, usually identified as being destructive to a free and open society. It was first used by the American author Mary McCarthy in 1950.

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Orwellian

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Edges57
Triples52
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.034483
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related to Criticism · 26
Orwellian → Animal Farm, David Ulin, Dorian Lynskey, English, English Language, Financial Times, Geoffrey Nunberg, In, It, It's, Jennifer Szalai, Jordison, Naoise Dolan, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Nunberg, Orwell, Orwell's, Politics, Sam Jordison, Shakespearean
related to Interpretations · 12
Orwellian → Author Clint Smith, Dean's, He, Laura Beers, Michael Sheldon, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Orwell, Orwell's, She, Taylor, That, The
related to Origin · 6
Orwellian → American, Ladder From Charm, Mary McCarthy, The, Up, Vogue
related to Definition · 4
Orwellian → Characteristic, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-four, The Oxford English Dictionary
related to Use in popular culture · 3
Orwellian → Manic Street Preachers, The Welsh, We
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Orwellian → adjective which is used to describe a situation

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Orwellianis aadjective which is used to describe a situation0.90text
Orwellianrelated to CriticismSam Jordison0.60section
Orwellianrelated to CriticismThe Guardian0.60section
Orwellianrelated to CriticismIt0.60section
Orwellianrelated to CriticismJordison0.60section
Orwellianrelated to CriticismGeoffrey Nunberg0.60section
Orwellianrelated to CriticismThe New York Times0.60section
Orwellianrelated to CriticismOrwell's0.60section
Orwellianrelated to CriticismAnimal Farm0.60section
Orwellianrelated to CriticismNineteen Eighty-Four0.60section
Orwellianrelated to CriticismPolitics0.60section
Orwellianrelated to CriticismEnglish Language0.60section

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