brain
wash
Third Person
brainwashes
Present Participle
brainwashing
Past Tense
brainwashed
Past Participle
brainwashed
1
to control someone's thoughts, actions, or feelings and make them believe or do certain things through tricks or force
transitive
- The cult leader brainwashed his followers into unquestioningly following his every command.
- The propaganda was designed to systematically brainwash the population, shaping their perceptions of the government.
- The teenager rebelled against attempts to brainwash her into conforming to societal expectations.
- It became evident that the dictator had successfully brainwashed the nation when citizens fervently supported oppressive policies.
- She realized her friend had been brainwashed by conspiracy theories after hours of watching online videos.