Orwellian

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ôr wel′ē ən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Or•well•i•an  (ôr wel′ē ən),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Literatureof, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling the literary work of George Orwell or the totalitarian future described in his antiutopian novel 1984 (1949).
  • German. Orwell + -ian 1945–50

'Orwellian' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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