How to Pronounce Brainwashing

To pronounce "brainwashing", say BRAINW-ash-ing — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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BRAINW-ash-ing

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💡 Tip for remembering “brainwashing”

"brainwashing" has 3 syllables: brainw-ash-ing. It rhymes with squashing and quashing, if that helps it stick.

What does brainwashing mean?

noun

  1. A form of indoctrination that forces people to abandon their beliefs in favour of another set of beliefs by conditioning through various forms of pressure or torture

verb

  1. To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)
  2. To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960)

Synonyms

coercive persuasionmenticidemind controlre-educationthought controlthought reform

Words that rhyme with brainwashing

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squashingquashingswashingsloshingmoshingnoshingwashingdishwashingjoshingcoshing

Related words

menticideindoctrinationdeprogrammingindoctrinatingindoctrinationspropagandapropagandizinginculcation

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How many syllables are in "brainwashing"?▾

"Brainwashing" has 3 syllables: brainw · ash · ing.

What does "brainwashing" mean?▾

Brainwashing: A form of indoctrination that forces people to abandon their beliefs in favour of another set of beliefs by conditioning through various forms of pressure or torture

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