Thoughtcrime is an instance of unorthodox or controversial thinking, considered as a criminal offense or as socially unacceptable.
Explanation:
In the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell, the word thoughtcrime describes a person's politically unorthodox thoughts, such as unspoken beliefs and doubts that contradict the tenets of Ingsoc, the dominant ideology of Oceania.
