brainwashing
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Brainwashing — (also known as thought reform or as re education) consists of any effort aimed at instilling certain attitudes and beliefs in a person beliefs sometimes unwelcome or in conflict with the person s prior beliefs and knowledge, [For a medical (as… … Wikipedia
brainwashing — rainwashing n. the process of forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brainwashing — (n.) 1950, a literal translation of Chinese xi nao. A term from the Korean War. The verb brainwash is recorded from 1955, but the pp. adjective brainwashed is attested from 1953 … Etymology dictionary
brainwashing — /brayn wosh ing, waw shing/, n. 1. a method for systematically changing attitudes or altering beliefs, originated in totalitarian countries, esp. through the use of torture, drugs, or psychological stress techniques. 2. any method of controlled… … Universalium
Brainwashing — I Brainwashing, Gehirnwäsche. II Brainwashing [ breɪnwɔʃɪȖ] das, s, englische Bezeichnung für Gehirnwäsche … Universal-Lexikon
Brainwashing — Brain|wa|shing [...wɔʃiŋ] das; s <aus gleichbed. engl. brainwashing> durch psychophysischen Druck erzwungene politische u. weltanschauliche Umerziehung, Gehirnwäsche … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
brainwashing — noun Etymology: translation of Chinese (Beijing) xǐnaˇo Date: 1950 1. a forcible indoctrination to induce someone to give up basic political, social, or religious beliefs and attitudes and to accept contrasting regimented ideas 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
brainwashing — Inducing a person to modify attitudes and behavior in certain directions through various forms of psychological pressure or torture. * * * brain·wash·ing brān .wȯsh iŋ, .wäsh n a forcible indoctrination to induce someone to give up basic… … Medical dictionary
brainwashing — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. indoctrination, implantation, conditioning; see education 1 , persuasion 1 … English dictionary for students
Brainwashing — Brain|wa|shing 〈[brɛınwɔʃıŋ] n.; Gen.: od. s; Pl.: unz.〉 zwanghaft ausgeübte Umerziehung des menschlichen Denkens u. Willens in weltanschaulicher od. politischer Hinsicht, Gehirnwäsche [Etym.: engl.] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
