brainwash
verb (used with object)
to cause (someone) to undergo brainwashing.
brainwashed
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past participleof brainwash.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof brainwash.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
brainwashverb (used with object)to cause (someone) to undergo brainwashing.
Example Sentences
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Wydra is the one actress outside the ‘Pitt’ crew to get the most attention: “She’s convincingly vacant and content as Zosia, a woman brainwashed by an alien virus,” enthuses Lorraine Ali.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
In a totalitarian sci-fi world, a hammer thrown by a young athlete smashes a "Big Brother" figure declaiming to brainwashed citizens from a vast screen.
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026
Mark Harris realized that his father and Freeman had brainwashed him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
They have been brainwashed into thinking it's not just 'the right way' to play, it's also 'the only way' - but there are many pitfalls to this approach and my priorities were always very different.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
Leave it to Grandma to think getting yourself brainwashed is something to celebrate, I thought.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
