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brainwash

UK
/ˈbreɪn.wɒʃ/
US
/ˈbreɪn.wɑːʃ/

Translations

brainwashnoun
brainwashes
pl
UK
/ˈbreɪn.wɒʃ/
US
/ˈbreɪn.wɑːʃ/
lavage de cerveau
The cult subjected new members to a thorough brainwash.
La secte a soumis les nouveaux membres à un lavage de cerveau complet.
Additional translations
endoctrinementEmploi plus général ou plus abstrait que « lavage de cerveau ».
Synonyms
indoctrination
mind control
manipulation
persuasion
reprogramming
brainwashverb
brainwashed
Past Simple
brainwashed
Past Participle
brainwashing
Gerund
UK
/ˈbreɪnwɒʃ/
US
/ˈbreɪnwɑːʃ/
The cult leader attempted to brainwash his followers into rejecting their families.
Le chef de la secte a tenté d’endoctriner ses adeptes pour qu’ils rejettent leur famille.
Synonyms
persuade
coerce
manipulate
indoctrinate
influence
brainwashadjective
more brainwash
Comp.
most brainwash
Super.
Used attributively to modify a noun meaning ‘related to brainwashing’ (e.g., brainwash methods).
d'endoctrinementEmploi attributif.
The organization employed brainwash tactics during its induction program.
L’organisation a employé des tactiques d’endoctrinement pendant son programme d’intégration.
Synonyms
influenced
persuaded
hypnotized
manipulated
programmed
conditioned
indoctrinated
brainwashed

Definitions

brainwashnoun
The process of pressuring someone into adopting radically different beliefs by using systematic and often forcible means.
The cult subjected new members to a thorough brainwash.
brainwashverb
To make someone adopt radically different beliefs by using systematic and often forcible pressure.
The cult leader attempted to brainwash his followers into rejecting their families.
brainwashadjective
Attributive, relating to or involving brainwashing.
The organization employed brainwash tactics during its induction program.
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