1984-esque en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
Etymology
From 1984 + -esque. Piecewise doublet of 1984-ish.
Meanings
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Resembling or pertaining to a society with a significant amount of surveillance, totalitarianism and censorship.
What is this globalism anyway? This new world order? This one world order? It all seems very vague to me. When I start hearing those terms, I start imagining some kind of 1984-esque, soulless, desolate society, of dependence on government, with Big Brother as the totalitarian leader, I guess.
2020, Robert Sneider, American Lynchpin, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984esque | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more 1984-esque | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most 1984-esque | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |