Brainwash

To get a person or group to believe things without the use of their critical and independent thinking skills.

The Heaven's Gate cult was brainwashed into believing they could transform into extraterrestrial beings.

by Nekaterasemandoogehtlla June 12, 2021

Brainwash

Brainwash – To persuade and train someone into adopting certain beliefs that are usually irrational, questionable, and doubtful. These beliefs are often outside the norm and goes against commonsense.

A cult leader had successfully brainwashed his followers into believing that killing innocent lives outside their belief is a noble and heroic act.

by NobleGentleman April 19, 2019

brainwash

To make people foolishly believe something that is not true.

Casey has been brainwashing Sheri, Greg, John, Becky, Billy, and Michael into thinking I'm a bear when I'm not.

by Karen Stickney May 10, 2006

brainwash

See: television A virus that seeks to manipulate its host by means of infected data.

The television brainwashed little Johnny to blindly accept what he sees.

by JoeJoeJoe September 10, 2004

Brainwash

To make people foolishly believe something that is not true.

Millions of people around the world were brainwashed in believing they were bad people.

Brainwash is evil and destructive.

by pseudonymA March 1, 2013

brainwash

See fundamentalism

Religious fundamentalism can brainwash kids at an early age.

by Adelbert Steiner March 22, 2008

Brainwash

What religious parents do to their children.

Lets brainwash our child to be Christian. But we're going to call it in indoctrination.

by science_ftw June 23, 2010