brainwasher
verb (used with object)
1.
to cause (someone) to undergo brainwashing.
noun
2.
the process of brainwashing.
3.
a subjection to brainwashing.
Also, brain-wash, brain wash.
Related forms
brain·wash·er, noun
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brainwash (ˈbreɪnˌwɒʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to effect a radical change in the ideas and beliefs of (a person), esp by methods based on isolation, sleeplessness, hunger, extreme discomfort, pain, and the alternation of kindness and cruelty | |
| 'brainwasher | |
| —n | |
| 'brainwashing | |
| —n | |
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| brainwash (ˈbreɪnˌwɒʃ) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to effect a radical change in the ideas and beliefs of (a person), esp by methods based on isolation, sleeplessness, hunger, extreme discomfort, pain, and the alternation of kindness and cruelty | |
| 'brainwasher | |
| —n | |
| 'brainwashing | |
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