George Orwell's novel 1984 proposed that people's thoughts could be constrained by the redefinition of words in their language.
Source: wiktionary
Redefinition
Synonyms for "redefinition"
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
1 entriesderived from
2 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
1 entriesTranslations
5 translations across 5 languages.
Czech
1 entries- redefinice noun (act or event of redefining)
Finnish
1 entries- uudelleenmäärittely noun (act or event of redefining)
French
1 entries- redéfinition noun (act or event of redefining)
Italian
1 entries- ridefinizione noun (act or event of redefining)
Polish
1 entries- przedefiniowanie noun (act or event of redefining)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Although the value of the kilogram will not change, the redefinition of the kilogram using a constant will ensure it remains reliable, and enable far more accurate mass measurements in the future.
Source: wiktionary
Keep exploring
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.