- present participle of brainwash.
brainwashing
Example Sentences
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"Actually, there's brainwashing here in China too, but it's not as severe," he said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026
"It means they're willing to die but not let the regime fall - because they think its fall means the end of their religion. That's how effectively the regime does brainwashing."
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
O’Neill also explains that psychiatrist Louis Jolyon “Jolly” West, who is known to have ties to the MKUltra project, was conducting research on brainwashing in the Haight-Ashbury area at that time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025
As long as this public perception remains and compounds with Stake’s already shady reputation, then the brainwashing might fall flat.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2024
My father says he doesn’t believe in brainwashing children.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
