Adjective: brainwashed 'breyn,wósht
- Subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones
"brainwashed prisoners of war"; "captive audiences for TV commercials can become brainwashed consumers"
- Submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly
"The captives were brainwashed into supporting their captors' ideology"
- Persuade completely, often through coercion
"The propaganda brainwashed many people"
Type of: indoctrinate, persuade
Antonym: unbrainwashed
Encyclopedia: Brainwashed, parts 1,2& 3
Brainwash