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Brainwashing

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Noun

1. brainwashing

forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Brainwashing

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verb
(transitive)
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

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Brainwashing

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verb transitive US
Informal
to indoctrinate so intensively and thoroughly as to effect a radical transformation of beliefs and mental attitudes

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Brainwashing

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n.
1. Intensive, forcible indoctrination, usually political or religious, aimed at destroying a person's basic convictions and attitudes and replacing them with an alternative set of fixed beliefs.
2. The application of a concentrated means of persuasion, such as an advertising campaign or repeated suggestion, in order to develop a specific belief or motivation.

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