thoughtcrime

 
Pronunciation: /ˈθɔːtkrʌɪm/

noun

  • an instance of unorthodox or controversial thinking, considered as a criminal offence or as socially unacceptable: academia is pandering to politicized pressure groups with courses on feminism and homosexuality, and persecuting colleagues who are guilty of thoughtcrimes

Origin:

1949: from George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four