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deprogrammed

deprogrammed is the simple past and past participle of deprogram.

Meaning of deprogram

Verb

deprogram (third-person singular simple present deprograms, present participle deprogramming or (rare) deprograming, simple past and past participle deprogrammed or (rare) deprogramed)

  1. (transitive) To counteract the effects of previous programming or brainwashing, especially in an attempt to persuade (a person) to abandon allegiance to a cult.

Questions about deprogrammed

What is deprogrammed the simple past and past participle of?
Deprogrammed is the simple past and past participle of deprogram.

Words near deprogrammed in the dictionary

  1. deprogram
  2. deprogramed
  3. deprograming
  4. deprogrammable
  5. deprogramme
  6. deprogrammed
  7. deprogrammee
  8. deprogrammees
  9. deprogrammer
  10. deprogrammers
  11. deprogrammes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: deprogrammed (page history and authors); deprogram (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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