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brainwashed

UK
/ˈbreɪnwɒʃt/
US
/ˈbreɪnwɑːʃt/

Translations

brainwashedadjective
more brainwashed
Comp.
most brainwashed
Super.
UK
/ˈbreɪn.wɒʃt/
US
/ˈbreɪn.wɑːʃt/
endoctrinéSe dit d’une personne dont les idées ou les convictions ont été manipulées de façon intensive.
After spending months in the cult, he became a brainwashed follower, unable to question their teachings.
Après avoir passé des mois dans la secte, il est devenu un adepte endoctriné, incapable de remettre en question leurs enseignements.
Additional translations
embrigadéPlus fréquent dans un contexte politique ou idéologique.
conditionnéMarque une influence psychologique forte, souvent dans un sens plus général.
Synonyms
influenced
conditioned
indoctrinated
manipulated
controlled
brainwashverb

brainwashed

Past Simple

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
manipulate
indoctrinate
persuade
coerce
influence

Definitions

brainwashedadjective
Having one's thoughts and beliefs manipulated or controlled by external forces, often to the point of losing independent thought.
After spending months in the cult, he became a brainwashed follower, unable to question their teachings.
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.
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