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- [breyn-wosh, -wawsh]
- /ˈbreɪnˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ/
- /ˈbreɪn.wɒʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [breyn-wosh, -wawsh]
- /ˈbreɪnˌwɒʃ, -ˌwɔʃ/
Definitions of brainwash word
- verb brainwash If you brainwash someone, you force them to believe something by continually telling them that it is true, and preventing them from thinking about it properly. 3
- verb brainwash 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 3
- verb transitive brainwash to indoctrinate so intensively and thoroughly as to effect a radical transformation of beliefs and mental attitudes 3
- verb with object brainwash to cause (someone) to undergo brainwashing. 1
- noun brainwash the process of brainwashing. 1
- noun brainwash a subjection to brainwashing. 1
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Origin of brainwash
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55; back formation from brainwashing
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Parts of speech for Brainwash
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brainwash popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
brainwash usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for brainwash
verb brainwash
- indoctrinate — to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
- educate — to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling. Synonyms: instruct, school, drill, indoctrinate.
- convert — If you convert a vehicle or piece of equipment, you change it so that it can use a different fuel.
- influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- persuade — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
Antonyms for brainwash
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