deprogrammed
/diːˈproʊɡræmd/
adjective
- Having undergone a process to remove the effects of brainwashing or extreme indoctrination.
- The deprogrammed members slowly began to reconnect with their families.
- After months of therapy, she felt fully deprogrammed and free from the cult's influence.
- The documentary interviewed several deprogrammed individuals about their experiences.
Antonyms
verb
- Past tense and past participle of 'deprogram'.
- They deprogrammed the former members using a combination of counseling and education.
- She was deprogrammed after leaving the extremist group.
- The specialist deprogrammed the teenager over several weeks.