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brainwash in Persian

شستشوی مغزی šostošu-ye maġzi

/ˈbɹeɪnwɒʃ/

brainwash in Persian: شستشوی مغزی (šostošu-ye maġzi). In English, brainwash means a distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.

Persian words for brainwash

form of indoctrination
شستشوی مغزی šostošu-ye maġzi

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 Persian

What is the meaning of brainwash in Persian?
Brainwash in Persian is شستشوی مغزی (šostošu-ye maġzi).
معنی brainwash چیست؟
Brainwash: شستشوی مغزی (šostošu-ye maġzi).
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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