brainwashing

brain·wash·ing

noun

Intensive, forcible indoctrination, usually political or religious, aimed at destroying a person's basic convictions and attitudes and replacing them with an alternative set of fixed beliefs.
The application of a concentrated means of persuasion, such as an advertising campaign or repeated suggestion, in order to develop a specific belief or motivation.

Origin of brainwashing

Translation of Chinese (Mandarin) x&icaron; n&acaron;o x&icaron; to wash n&acaron;o brain

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Noun

(plural brainwashings)

Alternative spelling of brain-washing.

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