Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

1984-esque

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: 1984-esque
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or pertaining to a society with a significant amount of surveillance, totalitarianism and censorship.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From 1984 + -esque. Piecewise doublet of 1984-ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: 1984

Inflected Forms

more 1984-esque (comparative) most 1984-esque (superlative) 1984esque (alternative)

Synonyms

1984-ish Orwellesque Orwellian

Questions

What does 1984-esque mean?: Resembling or pertaining to a society with a significant amount of surveillance, totalitarianism and censorship.
Where does 1984-esque come from?: From 1984 + -esque. Piecewise doublet of 1984-ish.

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