brainwash

English

Etymology

brain +‎ wash, calque of Chinese 洗腦／洗脑 (xǐnǎo), literally "to wash the brain". Usage via U.S. military during Korean War.

Pronunciation

enPR: brān'wŏsh, IPA^(key): /ˈbɹeɪnwɒʃ/

Noun

brainwash (uncountable)

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

Translations

effect upon one's memory, belief or ideas

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Catalan: rentat de cervell m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 洗腦, 洗脑 (sai² nou⁵)

Mandarin: 洗腦 (zh), 洗脑 (zh) (xǐnǎo)
Czech: vymývání mozků n
Danish: hjernevask c
Dutch: hersenspoeling (nl) f
Finnish: aivopesu (fi)
French: lavage de cerveau (fr) m
German: Gehirnwäsche (de) f, Hirnwäsche f
Greek: πλύση εγκεφάλου (el) f (plýsi egkefálou)

Italian: lavaggio del cervello (it) m
Japanese: 洗脳 (ja) (せんのう, sennō)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Latvian: smadzeņu skalošana f
Lithuanian: smegenų plovimas m
Polish: pranie mózgu
Portuguese: lavagem cerebral (pt) f
Russian: промыва́ние мозго́в (ru) n (promyvánije mozgóv)
Spanish: lavado de cerebro m
Swedish: hjärntvätt (sv) c
Thai: การล้างสมอง (gaan-láang-sà-mɔ̌ɔng)
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

Verb

brainwash (third-person singular simple present brainwashes, present participle brainwashing, simple past and past participle brainwashed)

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

Translations

to affect one's mind

Arabic: ّغَسَلَ المُخ‎ (ḡasala l-muḵḵ)
Egyptian Arabic: غَسَل الدِماغ‎ (ḡasal id-dimāḡ)
Catalan: rentar el cervell
Chinese:
Cantonese: 洗腦, 洗脑 (sai² nou⁵)

Mandarin: 洗腦 (zh), 洗脑 (zh) (xǐnǎo)
Czech: vymýt mozek
Dutch: hersenspoelen (nl)
Finnish: aivopestä
French: décerveler (fr), laver le cerveau, bourrer le crâne (fr)
German: einer Gehirnwäsche unterziehen
Hebrew: שָׁטַף מֹחַ‎ (shatáf móach)

Icelandic: heilaþvo
Italian: fare il lavaggio del cervello
Japanese: 洗脳する (ja) (せんのうする, sennō suru)
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Mongolian: тархи угаах (tarhi ugaah)
Polish: robić pranie mózgu
Portuguese: fazer lavagem cerebral em
Russian: промыва́ть мозги́ impf (promyvátʹ mozgí), промы́ть мозги́ pf (promýtʹ mozgí)
Spanish: lavar el cerebro
Swahili: fua bongo
Swedish: hjärntvätta (sv)
Thai: ล้างสมอง (láang-sà-mɔ̌ɔng)
Vietnamese: tẩy não (vi)

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