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lavagem cerebral — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brainwashing noun The systematic use of pressure, repetition, or coercion to make someone abandon their beliefs for another set of beliefs.

Senses

lavagem cerebral is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.