1984

English Etymology From the title of George Orwell’s 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Compare en Orwellian. Pronunciation en /ˌnaɪn.tiːnˌeɪ.tiˈfɔː/ RP en /ˌnaɪn.tinˌeɪ.tiˈfɔɹ/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-1984.wav GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-literally 1984.wav GA literally 1984 Proper noun en sometimes attributive A totalitarian or dystopic society, especially when characterised by intense surveillance of its citizens. from 20th c. en literally 1984 en Time 28 Jun 1954 Many a thoughtful man, musing over his second Martini and the evening paper, has had the uneasy feeling that 1984 was much closer. en w:The Independent Johann Hari 2007-01-15 Johann Hari: When the Government acts, why do we always assume there is something to fear? https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-when-the-government-acts-why-do-we-always-assume-there-is-something-to-fear-432184.html Yet these proposals are already being presented by the Conservatives - and many on the left - as yet another step into 1984, part of a proto-tyrannical package ranging from CCTV cameras to Asbos to the DNA database that they cite as evidence Britain is sleepwalking into a surveillance society. https://web.archive.org/web/20220708232130/https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-when-the-government-acts-why-do-we-always-assume-there-is-something-to-fear-432184.html 2010, Peter Dale Scott, quoted in David Ray Griffin, Cognitive Infiltration: Those who seek to prevent 2010 from becoming 1984 will want to arm themselves with this valuable book. Derived terms en 1984-esque,1984esque 1984-ish,1984ish en terms derived from Nineteen Eighty-Four