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 Definitions of brainwashing  [ˈbreɪnˌwɒʃ ɪŋ, -ˌwɔ ʃɪŋ]  

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Definition of 'brainwashing' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) brainwashing
a method for systematically changing attitudes or altering beliefs, esp. through the use of torture, drugs, or psychological-stress techniques.

2.  brainwashing
any method of controlled systematic indoctrination.

Etymology:  (1945–50)

Definition of 'brainwashing' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) brainwashing
forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs


Translation of 'brainwashing' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to force (a person) to confess etc by putting great (psychological) pressure on him
The terrorists brainwashed him into believing in their ideals.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: breinspoeling Arabic flag Arabic: غسل الدماغ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: промиване на мозъка
Brazilian flag Brazilian: lavagem cerebral Czech flag Czech: vymývání mozků German flag German: die Gehirnwäsche
Danish flag Danish: hjernevask Greek flag Greek: πλύση εγκεφάλου Spanish flag Spanish: lavado de cerebro
Estonian flag Estonian: ajuloputus Farsi flag Farsi: شستشوی مغزی Finnish flag Finnish: aivopesu
French flag French: lavage de cerveau Hebrew flag Hebrew: שְׁטִיפַת מֹח Hindi flag Hindi: बलात् मत प्रवर्तन
Croatian flag Croatian: pranje mozga Hungarian flag Hungarian: „agymosás” Indonesian flag Indonesian: cuci otak
Italian flag Italian: lavaggio del cervello Japanese flag Japanese: 洗脳 Korean flag Korean: 세뇌
Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: smegenų plovimas Latvian flag Latvian: psiholoģiska iespaidošana Malay flag Malay: membasuh otak
Dutch flag Dutch: hersenspoeling Norwegian flag Norwegian: hjernevasking Polish flag Polish: pranie mózgu
Persian flag Persian: شستشوی مغزی Pashto flag Pashto: ماغزی مینځل Russian flag Russian: промывка мозгов
Slovak flag Slovak: vymývanie mozgov, (de)for Slovenian flag Slovenian: pranje možganov Serbian flag Serbian: ispiranje mozga
Swedish flag Swedish: hjärntvätt Thai flag Thai: การล้างสมอง Turkish flag Turkish: beyin yıkama
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 洗腦 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: прополіскування мізків Urdu flag Urdu: نفسیاتی دباؤ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự tẩy não Chinese flag Chinese: 洗脑

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