a television screen, esp. a large one suitable for viewing by large numbers of people
Word origin
[1940–45; tele(vision) + screen]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Rh factor, sealant, set-aside, update, whiteout
Examples of 'telescreen' in a sentence
telescreen
Unlike the telescreen, your phone is always with you.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
The smartphone is our telescreen.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Unlike the telescreen, it can read your thoughts, predicting your actions before you even carry them out.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Give them a life free of the telescreen through which we make our claim to own their lives.