brainwash

== English == === Etymology === From brain +‎ wash, a calque of Chinese 洗腦 / 洗脑 (xǐnǎo), literally to wash the brain. Usage via U.S. military during the Korean War. === Pronunciation === enPR: brān'wŏsh, IPA(key): /ˈbɹeɪnwɒʃ/ Rhymes: -eɪnwɒʃ === Noun === brainwash (plural brainwashes) A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === brainwash (third-person singular simple present brainwashes, present participle brainwashing, simple past and past participle brainwashed) (psychology, transitive) To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis) (figuratively, dated, transitive) To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960) (transitive) To persuade completely and forcibly. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====