강압적이고 체계적인 압력을 가하여 누군가가 기존과 완전히 다른 신념을 갖도록 만들다.
To make someone adopt radically different beliefs by using systematic and often forcible pressure.
예문:
"The cult leaders used sleep deprivation to brainwash their followers into total obedience."
"Propaganda was used to brainwash the citizens into supporting the war."
다른 신념을 받아들이도록 누군가에게 압력을 가하는 행위나 과정 또는 그러한 상태.
The process or act of pressuring someone into adopting different beliefs or the state of being so pressured.
예문:
"The prisoners of war were subjected to constant brainwash during their long captivity."
"Critics argue that the media's influence amounts to a subtle form of brainwash."