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brainwashing
This term carries a heavy negative connotation, implying a violent or coercive erasure of an individual's autonomy. It suggests a systematic stripping away of critical thinking to replace it with a rigid, imposed ideology, often associated with cults, totalitarian regimes, or prisoners of war.
As an uncountable noun, it describes a process or a phenomenon rather than a discrete object. Because it is uncountable, it cannot be pluralized and requires partitive constructions such as a session of brainwashing or an instance of brainwashing when referring to specific occurrences.
Meanings
Examples
The cult leader used isolation and sleep deprivation for brainwashing his followers.
Is this just a difference of opinion or actual brainwashing?
The regime relied on systematic brainwashing to ensure absolute loyalty.
I feel like the corporate culture here is a form of brainwashing.
The villain attempted brainwashing the hero to turn him into a mindless soldier.
He claims he was a victim of psychological brainwashing during his captivity.
Stop trying to convince me that this is for my own good; it sounds like brainwashing.
The documentary explores the terrifying techniques of political brainwashing.
The documentary explores the terrifying techniques of political brainwashing.