Definitions for brainwashing
ˈbreɪnˌwɒʃ ɪŋ, -ˌwɔ ʃɪŋbrain·wash·ing

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1. brainwashingnoun

   forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs

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1. Brainwashing

   Brainwashing (also known as mind control, menticide, coercive persuasion, thought control, thought reform, and forced re-education) is the concept that the human mind can be altered or controlled by certain psychological techniques. Brainwashing is said to reduce its subjects' ability to think critically or independently, to allow the introduction of new, unwanted thoughts and ideas into their minds, as well as to change their attitudes, values and beliefs.The term "brainwashing" was first used in English by Edward Hunter in 1950 to describe how the Chinese government appeared to make people cooperate with them during Korean War. Research into the concept also looked at Nazi Germany, at some criminal cases in the United States, and at the actions of human traffickers. In the late 1960s and 1970s, there was considerable scientific and legal debate, as well as media attention, about the possibility of brainwashing being a factor when Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) was used, or in the conversion of people to groups which are considered to be cults. The concept of brainwashing is sometimes involved in lawsuits, especially regarding child custody. It can also be a theme in science fiction and in political and corporate culture. In casual speech, "brainwashing" and its verb form, "brainwash", are used figuratively to describe the use of propaganda to persuade or sway public opinion. The concept of brainwashing is not generally accepted as a scientific term.

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1. brainwashing

   Brainwashing refers to the systematic and often forcible elimination of an individual's beliefs, attitudes, or personal identity, and replacing them with new pre-determined thoughts or ideologies. This is often achieved through methods such as repetition, psychological manipulation, or even physical torture, often employed by totalitarian societies, religious cults, or other groups aiming to control individuals. It can result in the individual accepting and promoting ideas or beliefs that they might not have originally agreed with or supported.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of brainwashing in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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   The numerical value of brainwashing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of brainwashing in a Sentence

1. Ronald Leung:

   If Hong Kong students get this kind of brainwashing, it's harmful for Hong Kong's future.

2. Colin Bole:

   Airbus and Boeing have been pretty successful in brainwashing airlines to think they need larger aircraft.

3. James Inhofe:

   We want to deliver the services, we want to make things clean, but we're going to take all this stuff that comes out of the EPA that's brainwashing our kids, that's propaganda, things that aren't true, allegations.

4. Bassem Youssef:

   You can do funny to be a distraction and you can do funny to effect people and this is the difference,  What I miss in the show is the political satire as an effective weapon against the brainwashing and the empty propaganda. And I think it's very important… to enable the media and force the authority to be more responsible for the people.

5. Reyyaz Salley:

   On February 11, I sent videos to( Sri Lankan) intelligence quoting this guy, the videos he made promoting jihad, we never expected this guy was going to do something( so extreme) but he was brainwashing the people, to a certain extent.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainwashing
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