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brainwash
or brain-wash, brain wash
[ breyn-wosh, -wawsh ]
/ ˈbreɪnˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ /
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verb (used with object)
to cause (someone) to undergo brainwashing.
noun
the process of brainwashing.
a subjection to brainwashing.
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Origin of brainwash
First recorded in 1950–55; back formation from brainwashing
OTHER WORDS FROM brainwash
brainwasher, nounWords nearby brainwash
brainteaser, Braintree, brain trust, brain truster, brain up, brainwash, brainwashing, brain wave, brainwork, brainworm, brainy
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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
brainwash
/ (ˈbreɪnˌwɒʃ) /
verb
(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, nounbrainwashing, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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