Definitions for orwellianɔrˈwɛl i ən
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Or•well•i•anɔrˈwɛl i ən(adj.)
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling the literary work of George Orwell or the totalitarian future described in his antiutopian novel 1984 (1949).
Category: Literature
Origin of Orwellian:
1945–50
Princeton's WordNet
Orwellian(adj)
of or relating to the works of George Orwell (especially his picture of a future totalitarian state)
Wiktionary
Orwellian(Adjective)
Pertaining to or resembling the works of George Orwell, especially in reference to the dystopia in Nineteen Eighty-Four
Orwellian(Adjective)
Frightening and overcontrolled by a government that interferes in nearly every aspect of personal life
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