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Before high school ended, I started applying to college. It really wasn't even a choice because of the brainwashing of my parents.
Tatyana Ali

Meaning of "brainwashing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BRAINWASHING

brainwashing  [ˈbreɪnwɒʃɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRAINWASHING

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Brainwashing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BRAINWASHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mind control

Mind control is a theoretical indoctrination process which results in "an impairment of autonomy, an inability to think independently, and a disruption of beliefs and affiliations. In this context, brainwashing refers to the involuntary reeducation of basic beliefs and values" The term has been applied to any tactic, psychological or otherwise, which can be seen as subverting an individual's sense of control over their own thinking, behavior, emotions or decision making. Theories of brainwashing and of mind control were originally developed to explain how totalitarian regimes appeared to succeed systematically in indoctrinating prisoners of war through propaganda and torture techniques. These theories were later expanded and modified by psychologists including Jean-Marie Abgrall and Margaret Singer to explain a wider range of phenomena, especially conversions to new religious movements. A third-generation theory proposed by Ben Zablocki focused on the use of mind control to retain members of NRMs and cults. The suggestion that NRMs use mind control techniques has resulted in scientific and legal controversy.

Definition of brainwashing in the English dictionary

The definition of brainwashing in the dictionary is the act of effecting a radical change in the ideas and beliefs of, esp by methods based on isolation, sleeplessness, hunger, extreme discomfort, pain, and the alternation of kindness and cruelty.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRAINWASHING


approaching
əˈprəʊtʃɪŋ
catching
ˈkætʃɪŋ
Ching
tʃɪŋ
coaching
ˈkəʊˌtʃɪŋ
crashing
ˈkræʃɪŋ
finishing
ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ
fishing
ˈfɪʃɪŋ
flashing
ˈflæʃɪŋ
flushing
ˈflʌʃɪŋ
launching
ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ
matching
ˈmætʃɪŋ
publishing
ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ
pushing
ˈpʊʃɪŋ
refreshing
rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋ
searching
ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ
stitching
ˈstɪtʃɪŋ
stretching
ˈstrɛtʃɪŋ
teaching
ˈtiːtʃɪŋ
touching
ˈtʌtʃɪŋ
washing
ˈwɒʃɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRAINWASHING

brainless
brainlessly
brainlessness
brainpan
brainpower
brains
brains trust
brainsick
brainsickly
brainsickness
brainstem
brainstorm
brainstormer
brainstorming
brainstorming session
brainwash
brainwasher
brainwave
brainwork
brainy

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRAINWASHING

anything
astonishing
blushing
bushing
crushing
Cushing
dashing
desktop publishing
diminishing
distinguishing
flourishing
fly-fishing
gushing
lashing
nourishing
Pershing
phishing
punishing
ravishing
slashing
thrashing

Synonyms and antonyms of brainwashing in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «BRAINWASHING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «brainwashing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of brainwashing

Translation of «brainwashing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRAINWASHING

Find out the translation of brainwashing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of brainwashing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brainwashing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

洗脑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lavado de cerebro
570 millions of speakers

English

brainwashing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डिमाग धोनेवाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غسيل الدماغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

промывание мозгов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lavagem cerebral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মগজ-ধোলাই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lavage de cerveau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cuci otak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gehirnwäsche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

洗脳
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

세뇌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Brainwashing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tẩy não
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூளை சலவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बुद्धिमत्ता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beyin yıkama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lavaggio del cervello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pranie mózgu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

промивання мізків
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de spălare a creierului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πλύση εγκεφάλου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

breinspoeling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hjärntvätt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hjernevasking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brainwashing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRAINWASHING»

The term «brainwashing» is regularly used and occupies the 59.618 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRAINWASHING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about brainwashing

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5 QUOTES WITH «BRAINWASHING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word brainwashing.
1
Tatyana Ali
Before high school ended, I started applying to college. It really wasn't even a choice because of the brainwashing of my parents.
2
Antony Beevor
What is terrifying is the ability, through mass brainwashing or propaganda, to change normal human instinct, which does not necessarily contain very much hatred.
3
Herman Cain
African-Americans have been brainwashed into not being open-minded, not even considering a conservative point of view. I have received some of that same vitriol simply because I am running for the Republican nomination as a conservative. So it's just brainwashing and people not being open-minded, pure and simple.
4
Sean Durkin
The way brainwashing works is subtle and takes a long time.
5
Robert Jay Lifton
And I managed to arrange to get some research support and to stay in Hong Kong for another year and a half, interviewing people coming out of China, both Westerners and Chinese. And that was my first real research study on thought reform or so-called brainwashing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRAINWASHING»

Discover the use of brainwashing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brainwashing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control
The book explores the history and the science of thought control and shows how it still exists all around, from marketing and television to politics and education.
Kathleen Eleanor Taylor, 2004
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Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of ...
Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of 'brainwashing' in China
Robert Jay Lifton, 1989
3
Brainwashing: The Fictions of Mind Control : a Study of ...
This study of literary and cinematic representations of brainwashing during the Cold War era reviews science fiction, Korean War fiction, and The Manchurian Candidate film.
David Seed, 2004
4
Brainwashing for Beginners: Read This Book. Read This Book. ...
Readers, buy this book. You will never read a book that is this important. You will care for this book as if it is your own child. You will feel overwhelming anxiety and nausea without this book.
Meghan Rowland, Chris Turner-Neal, 2011
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The Brainwashing of the American Investor: The Book That ...
The Brainwashing of the American InvestorRevised Edition is the updated, hands-on investing manual that challenges the prevailing wisdom to put your trust blindly in Wall Street.
Steven R. Selengut, 2007
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Mind Programming: From Persuasion and Brainwashing to ...
This book will give you the tools to take back control and reprogram your own mind. Eldon Taylor provides insight, information, and easy-to-use methods that will empower you to realize the life of your dreams.
Eldon Taylor, 2009
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Cold War Captives: Imprisonment, Escape, and Brainwashing
Susan Carruthers offers a provocative history of early Cold War America, in which she recreates a time when World War III seemed imminent.
Susan Lisa Carruthers, 2009
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A Synthesis of the Russian Brainwashing Manual on Psychopolitics
Also discussed are various techniques for brainwashing, and the selective presentation of information to make people think whatever you want them to think. This book is an excellent companion to my "Lie Detection Manual".
David Todeschini, 2006
9
Conspiracy and the Spanish Civil War: The Brainwashing of ...
Written by one of the most celebrated historians of the Spanish Civil War, this book presents a fascinating account of the origins of the war and the nature and importance of conspiracy for the extreme right.
Herbert Rutledge Southworth, 2002
10
The Manipulated Mind: Brainwashing, Conditioning, and ...
This book, by breaking down brainwashing to its individual elements, shows how social conditioning, need for approval, emotional dependency, and much else that we are unaware of prevent us from being as self-directed as we think; and ...
Denise Winn, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRAINWASHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brainwashing is used in the context of the following news items.
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7/7 bombings: How the Muslim community has been demonised in …
“What they are all about is brainwashing. Making people suffer not for religious reasons but for their ego and ideology. It has nothing to do with ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
2
Islamic State militants abduct 111 Iraqi children to train as terrorists …
The abducted Iraqi children have been transferred to IS terrorist group's educational and military centres for brainwashing. Photo: Reuters. «India Today, Jul 15»
3
Toward True Health: Dealing with nerve damage, diabetes …
Sure you think you know what to eat and how to get the best foods, but after years of brainwashing and other people's opinions you are not any ... «Savannah Morning News, Jul 15»
4
Richmond Hill Trial: Day 17 Full Testimony - TheIndyChannel.com
He also talked about how Mr. Leonard was abusive and brainwashing in respect to Monserrate Shirley." Black moves to have those items kept ... «WRTV Indianapolis, Jul 15»
5
Gen Tawatchai: Father says son was brainwashed by a foreign …
The father told him that his son was taken out by a foreign organisation for two nights in a brainwashing session a month ago. From that day his ... «ThaiVisa News, Jul 15»
6
The Confederate Battle Flag and Whining White Southerners …
Under such benighted tutelage, popular U.S. history as taught in public schools has become primarily a brainwashing exercise, an ideological ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
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Eradicating violent extremism from Tunisia? Dry up the sources …
The objective should be to train young people to exercise critical thought, to become resistant to brainwashing and any attempt at manipulation ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
8
Are Eating Disorder Centers a "Rehab Racket"? - Mad In America
... not only exacerbating many women's illness, but destroying our careers and personal lives, brainwashing our families and sometimes, even, ... «Mad In America, Jul 15»
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Cult-ivating Europe? / Sputnik International
France's Marine Le Pen accuses the EU of "brainwashing and blackmail", calling the organization an authoritarian "cult". Euro Sect(or). «Sputnik International, Jul 15»
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Patriotism runs much deeper than saying pledge | Opinion Columns …
It is mindless repetition to guarantee no protests. No flag burnings. It is brainwashing children to love something for no other reason than they ... «The Olympian, Jul 15»

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