洗脑 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brainwash verb To forcibly and systematically pressure someone into abandoning their existing beliefs and adopting new ones.
- brainwashing noun The systematic use of pressure, repetition, or coercion to make someone abandon their beliefs for another set of beliefs.
Senses
洗脑 is used for these senses in English:
- brainwash (psychology) To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)
- brainwashing A form of indoctrination that forces people to abandon their beliefs in favour of another set of beliefs by conditioning through various forms of pressure or torture.
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