brainwashing

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of forcing people to give up their beliefs and accept new ones through intense pressure.

   The film exposes the brainwashing techniques used by the regime.

Calque of Chinese 洗腦 /洗脑 (xǐnǎo, literally “wash brain”). First use appears c. 1950.

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