brainwashing
pronunciation
How to pronounce brainwashing in British English:
UK ['breɪnwɒʃɪŋ]
How to pronounce brainwashing in American English:
US ['breɪnwɒʃɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs
Word Origin
- brainwashing (n.)
- 1950, a literal translation of Chinese xi nao. A term from the Korean War.
Example
- 1. It is too simplistic , however , to dismiss the culture as brainwashing .
- 2. There is no such thing as a male brain and a female brain only brainwashing .
- 3. I despised the soppy columnists who wrote articles about the pernicious brainwashing power of brands .
- 4. In spite of " four years of brainwashing " , yt has still to sell his father on the idea of bringing in a non-family chief executive .
- 5. When , aftercocainecame out , I was asked what I wanted to write about next , brainwashing popped up .