brainwashing

UK
/ˈbreɪnwɒʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈbreɪnwɑːʃɪŋ/

Translations

brainwashingnoun
brainwashings
pl
lavage de cerveau
The cult was accused of brainwashing its members to follow its extreme ideologies.
La secte a été accusée de lavage de cerveau de ses membres pour les pousser à suivre ses idéologies extrêmes.
Additional translations
endoctrinement forcéSurtout employé dans un registre plus explicatif ou abstrait.
brainwashingadjective
UK
/ˈbreɪnˌwɒʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈbreɪnˌwɑːʃɪŋ/
Used attributively before nouns, e.g., brainwashing techniques.
de lavage de cerveau
The regime distributed brainwashing propaganda videos to the public.
Le régime a distribué au public des vidéos de propagande de lavage de cerveau.
brainwashverb

brainwashing

Gerund

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.

Definitions

brainwashingnoun
The process of pressuring someone into adopting radically different beliefs by using systematic and often forcible means.
The cult was accused of brainwashing its members to follow its extreme ideologies.
brainwashingadjective
Relating to or intended for brainwashing or forced indoctrination.
The regime distributed brainwashing propaganda videos to the public.
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.