brainwashing
noun [ U ] uk/ˈbreɪn.wɒʃ.ɪŋ/ us/ˈbreɪn.wɑː.ʃɪŋ/
洗脑;强行灌输
the process of making someone believe something by repeatedly telling them that it is true and preventing any other information from reaching them
Many people thought the sect was guilty of brainwashing. 许多人认为这个教派有洗脑的行为。
This is corporate brainwashing on a massive scale. 这是大规模的公司洗脑行为。
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- This relentless media hysteria is actually a form of brainwashing.
- Such systematic brainwashing is bound to have bad effects.
- We have to undo the brainwashing of the past 50 years about what a movie can be.
See: brainwash