brainwashed
/ˈbreɪnˌwɑʃt/
adjective
- Having had one's beliefs or ideas changed by strong, often unfair methods of persuasion or control.
- The movie shows a brainwashed soldier who no longer remembers his past life.
- He accused the media of leaving the public brainwashed and uncritical.
- After years in the cult, she felt completely brainwashed and unable to think for herself.
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verb
- Past tense of brainwash: to force someone to change their beliefs or ideas through intense, unfair methods.
- The dictator brainwashed his followers into believing he was a god.
- They brainwashed the prisoners with constant propaganda and sleep deprivation.
- She felt that the advertisement brainwashed her into buying things she didn't need.