Thoughtcrime

/θˈɔːtkɹaɪm/

[noun]

Thoughtcrime

[NOUN]

a controversial way of thinking that is considered socially unacceptable or criminal

Examples

1. Did you just commit a thoughtcrime?

2. that’s not a thoughtcrime.

3. Hopefully a few beers will encourage them to open up about their thoughtcrimes.

4. The result is a world in which even the privacy of one's own thought process is violated, where one may be found guilty of thoughtcrime by talking in their sleep, and keeping a diary or having a love affair equals a subversive act of rebellion.