brain-wash

A form of brainwash — A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.

Meanings

nounbrain-wash (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of brainwash.
verbbrain-wash (third-person singular simple present brain-washes, present participle brain-washing, simple past and past participle brain-washed)

present singular third person brain-washes · participle present brain-washing · participle past brain-washed · past brain-washed

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of brainwash.
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APA

brain-wash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brain-wash

MLA

“brain-wash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brain-wash. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brain-wash,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brain-wash.

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