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BRAINWASHING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does brainwashing mean? 

BRAINWASHING (noun)
  The noun BRAINWASHING has 1 sense:

1. forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefsplay

  Familiarity information: BRAINWASHING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BRAINWASHING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("brainwashing" is a kind of...):

indoctrination (teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically)


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