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BRAINWASHED

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Dictionary entry overview: What does brainwashed mean?

• BRAINWASHED (adjective)
The adjective BRAINWASHED has 1 sense:

1. subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones

Familiarity information: BRAINWASHED used as an adjective is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BRAINWASHED (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones

Context examples:

brainwashed prisoners of war / captive audiences for TV commercials can become brainwashed consumers

Antonym:

unbrainwashed (not successfully subjected to brainwashing)

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