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brainwashing
Overview of noun brainwashing
The noun brainwashing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. brainwashing -- (forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs)
Overview of verb brainwash
The verb brainwash has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. brainwash -- (persuade completely, often through coercion; "The propaganda brainwashed many people")
2. brainwash -- (submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun brainwashing
1 sense of brainwashing
Sense 1
brainwashing
=> indoctrination
=> teaching, instruction, pedagogy
=> education
=> profession
=> occupation, business, job, line of work, line
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun brainwashing
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun brainwashing
1 sense of brainwashing
Sense 1
brainwashing
=> indoctrination
Antonyms of noun brainwashing
Member Holonyms of noun brainwashing
Substance Holonyms of noun brainwashing
Part Holonyms of noun brainwashing
Member Meronyms of noun brainwashing
Substance Meronyms of noun brainwashing
Part Meronyms of noun brainwashing
Meronyms of noun brainwashing
Holonyms of noun brainwashing
Attributes of noun brainwashing
Derived Forms of noun brainwashing
Domain of noun brainwashing
Domain Terms of noun brainwashing
Familiarity of noun brainwashing
brainwashing used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun brainwashing
1 sense of brainwashing
Sense 1
brainwashing
> indoctrination
=> brainwashing
=> inculcation, ingraining, instilling
Meronyms of noun brainwashing
1 sense of brainwashing
Holonyms of noun brainwashing
Grep of noun brainwashing
brainwashing
Antonyms of verb brainwash
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb brainwash
2 senses of brainwash
Sense 1
brainwash
=> persuade
=> induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
Sense 2
brainwash
=> indoctrinate
=> teach, learn, instruct
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb brainwash
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb brainwash
2 senses of brainwash
Sense 1
brainwash
=> persuade
Sense 2
brainwash
=> indoctrinate
'Cause To' of verb brainwash
Derived Forms of verb brainwash
Domain of verb brainwash
Domain Terms of verb brainwash
Familiarity of verb brainwash
brainwash used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb brainwash
2 senses of brainwash
Sense 1
brainwash
EX: They brainwash him to write the letter
Sense 2
brainwash
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb brainwash
2 senses of brainwash
Sense 1
brainwash
> persuade
=> bring round, bring around
=> badger
=> sell
=> chat up
=> talk into
=> rope in
=> wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
=> convert, win over, convince
=> brainwash
=> assure
=> charm, influence, tempt
=> prevail
=> drag
=> tempt
=> seduce, score, make
Sense 2
brainwash
> indoctrinate
=> revolutionize, revolutionise, inspire
=> brainwash
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb brainwash
Sense 1
brainwash
=> persuade
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Sense 2
brainwash
=> indoctrinate
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Grep of verb brainwash
brainwash
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