Associations to the word «Brainwashed»

Wiktionary

BRAINWASH, noun. An effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas.
BRAINWASH, verb. To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (i.e. hypnosis)
BRAINWASH, verb. (figuratively) (dated) To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960)

Dictionary definition

BRAINWASH, verb. Persuade completely, often through coercion; "The propaganda brainwashed many people".
BRAINWASH, verb. Submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly.

Wise words

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
Oliver Wendell Holmes