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brainwash
or brain-wash, brain wash
[ breyn-wosh, -wawsh ]
verb (used with object)
- to cause (someone) to undergo brainwashing.
noun
- the process of brainwashing.
- a subjection to brainwashing.
brainwash
/ ˈbreɪnˌwɒʃ /
verb
- tr 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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Derived Forms
- ˈbrainˌwasher, noun
- ˈbrainˌwashing, noun
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Other Words From
- brainwasher noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of brainwash1
First recorded in 1950–55; back formation from brainwashing
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Example Sentences
Icons is the attempt of Mr. Brainwash, who represents himself, to storm New York.
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Over time, he became a street artist himself: the splendidly named Mr. Brainwash.
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A friend had heard that Mr. Brainwash had staked everything he had on this show.
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This makes any attempts to brainwash the enlisted men impracticable and a great deal of pressure is thereby removed.
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