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Definition of Brainwashed
1. Adjective. Subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones. "Captive audiences for TV commercials can become brainwashed consumers"
Definition of Brainwashed
1. Verb. (past of brainwash) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brainwashed
1. brainwash [v] - See also: brainwash
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brainwashed
Literary usage of Brainwashed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. No Escape: Male Rape in U.S. Prisons by Joanne Mariner, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (2001)
"The young rape victim is brainwashed to believe that by telling he is breaking
... Then he is brainwashed-exploited-turned out. He becomes a punk, a boy, ..."
2. Programming, Pitfalls and Puppy-Dog Tales by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1993)
"Every time a nation's officers have committed such acts against their own people
it was because of their deep patriotism that they were easily brainwashed ..."
3. Players in the Game: Destiny of Doom by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1993)
"We have been brainwashed to give up our Constitutional right to bear arms; ...
In short, we have been brainwashed to the extent where we, as a nation, ..."
4. When the Victim Is a Child by Debra Whitcomb (1992)
"There is, however, a grain of truth to the argument that children can be led,
coached, or even "brainwashed" by the interview process, and interviewers ..."
5. Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups by Harvey Daniels (2002)
"I thought the slaves were brainwashed. It just blew me away—it was a passage
where it was, like wow. I hate anything about slaves. ..."
6. No Escape: Male Rape in U.S. Prisons by Joanne Mariner, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (2001)
"The young rape victim is brainwashed to believe that by telling he is breaking
... Then he is brainwashed-exploited-turned out. He becomes a punk, a boy, ..."
7. Programming, Pitfalls and Puppy-Dog Tales by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1993)
"Every time a nation's officers have committed such acts against their own people
it was because of their deep patriotism that they were easily brainwashed ..."
8. Players in the Game: Destiny of Doom by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1993)
"We have been brainwashed to give up our Constitutional right to bear arms; ...
In short, we have been brainwashed to the extent where we, as a nation, ..."
9. When the Victim Is a Child by Debra Whitcomb (1992)
"There is, however, a grain of truth to the argument that children can be led,
coached, or even "brainwashed" by the interview process, and interviewers ..."
10. Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups by Harvey Daniels (2002)
"I thought the slaves were brainwashed. It just blew me away—it was a passage
where it was, like wow. I hate anything about slaves. ..."
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