brainwash
or brain-wash, brain wash
to cause (someone) to undergo brainwashing.
the process of brainwashing.
a subjection to brainwashing.
Origin of brainwash
1Other words from brainwash
- brainwasher, noun
Words Nearby brainwash
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How to use brainwash in a sentence
Icons is the attempt of Mr. brainwash, who represents himself, to storm New York.
Over time, he became a street artist himself: the splendidly named Mr. brainwash.
A friend had heard that Mr. brainwash had staked everything he had on this show.
This makes any attempts to brainwash the enlisted men impracticable and a great deal of pressure is thereby removed.
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British Dictionary definitions for brainwash
/ (ˈbreɪnˌwɒʃ) /
(tr) to effect a radical change in the ideas and beliefs of (a person), esp by methods based on isolation, sleeplessness, hunger, extreme discomfort, pain, and the alternation of kindness and cruelty
Derived forms of brainwash
- brainwasher, noun
- brainwashing, noun
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