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/ˈbɹeɪnwɒʃ/ · noun
A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda..
The news media brainwashed many people.
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Brainwash means A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda..
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The news media brainwashed many people.
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