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UK
/bɹˈeɪnwɒʃt/
]
[ US /ˈbɹeɪnˌwɑʃt/ ]
[ US /ˈbɹeɪnˌwɑʃt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones
captive audiences for TV commercials can become brainwashed consumers
brainwashed prisoners of war
How To Use brainwashed In A Sentence
- Marge tries her hand at deprogramming after her family is brainwashed by a religious cult.
- Brainwashed with a craving for Western consumer goods the need to possess foreign brand names, as well as kawaii objects, has become a national obsession, especially amongst teenage girls.
- Young people are being brainwashed by this religious group.
- In fact production had soared and construction had doubled but his opponents had brainwashed the people with false facts. Times, Sunday Times
- Brainwashed disciples play with eyelashes, file fingernails and draw intricate pictures of men beheaded on bloody guillotines.
- Looks like Another Joe has been brainwashed by the right-whiners, is attempting to misdirect from the topic at hand by regurgitating talking-points, and wants to parade ignorant distractions. Think Progress » CPAC fueled by oil industry cash.
- The example how viewers are brainwashed and 'outfoxed' – Dutch Pretext for U. S. Invasion of Venezuela
- I am proud to be counted among those who are considered "brainwashed" - I have never felt more sure or clear or free since I have come to have a personal relationship with the Creator of the Universe and the Savior of my soul and the one who made me to Crave that relationship with Him. CNN.com
- Marge tries her hand at deprogramming after her family is brainwashed by a religious cult.
- Young women should have role models who aren't constantly on diets and brainwashed about fitting into tiny clothes. The Sun