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brainwash in Arabic

غَسِيل دِمَاغ ḡasīl dimāḡ

/ˈbɹeɪnwɒʃ/

brainwash in Arabic: غَسِيل دِمَاغ (ḡasīl dimāḡ), غَسِيل مُخّ (ḡasīl muḵḵ), ّغَسَلَ المُخ (ḡasala l-muḵḵ). In English, brainwash means a distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.

Arabic words for brainwash

form of indoctrination
غَسِيل دِمَاغ ḡasīl dimāḡ, غَسِيل مُخّ ḡasīl muḵḵ
to affect one's mind
ّغَسَلَ المُخ ḡasala l-muḵḵ

English meaning of brainwash

  1. noun A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.
  2. verb To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis).
  3. verb To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960).
  4. verb To persuade completely and forcibly.

Full definition of brainwash

brainwash in a sentence

  • The news media brainwashed many people.

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Questions about brainwash in Arabic

What is the meaning of brainwash in Arabic?
Brainwash in Arabic is غَسِيل دِمَاغ (ḡasīl dimāḡ), غَسِيل مُخّ (ḡasīl muḵḵ), ّغَسَلَ المُخ (ḡasala l-muḵḵ).
ما معنى كلمة brainwash؟
Brainwash: غَسِيل دِمَاغ (ḡasīl dimāḡ), غَسِيل مُخّ (ḡasīl muḵḵ), ّغَسَلَ المُخ (ḡasala l-muḵḵ).
What does brainwash mean in English?
Brainwash means a distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.

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