brainwash

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

94 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: غَسِيل دِمَاغ (ḡasīl dimāḡ) — form of indoctrination
• Arabic: غَسِيل مُخّ (ḡasīl muḵḵ) — form of indoctrination
• Arabic: غسيل مخ (ḡasīl muḵ) — form of indoctrination
• Armenian: ուղեղների լվացում (uġeġneri lvacʻum) — form of indoctrination
• Belarusian: прамыва́нне мазго́ў (pramyvánnje mazhów) — form of indoctrination
• Bulgarian: проми́ване на мо́зъци (promívane na mózǎci) — form of indoctrination
• Catalan: rentat de cervell — form of indoctrination
• Chinese Cantonese: 洗腦 /洗脑 (sai2 nou5) — form of indoctrination
• Chinese: 洗腦 /洗脑 (sé-náu, sóe-náu) — form of indoctrination
• Chinese Mandarin: 洗腦 /洗脑 (xǐnǎo) — form of indoctrination
• Czech: vymývání mozků — form of indoctrination
• Danish: hjernevask — form of indoctrination
• Dutch: hersenspoeling — form of indoctrination
• Esperanto: cerbolavado — form of indoctrination
• Estonian: ajupesu — form of indoctrination
• Faroese: heilatváttur — form of indoctrination
• Finnish: aivopesu — form of indoctrination
• French: lavage de cerveau — form of indoctrination
• Georgian: ტვინის გამორეცხვა (ṭvinis gamorecxva) — form of indoctrination
• German: Gehirnwäsche — form of indoctrination
• German: Hirnwäsche — form of indoctrination
• German: Mentizid — form of indoctrination
• Greek: πλύση εγκεφάλου (plýsi egkefálou) — form of indoctrination
• Hebrew: שטיפת מוח \ שְׁטִיפַת מוֹחַ (shtifát móakh) — form of indoctrination
• Hungarian: agymosás — form of indoctrination
• Icelandic: heilaþvottur — form of indoctrination
• Indonesian: cuci otak — form of indoctrination
• Italian: lavaggio del cervello — form of indoctrination
• Japanese: 洗脳 (sennō) — form of indoctrination
• Korean: 세뇌 (senoe) — form of indoctrination
• Latvian: smadzeņu skalošana — form of indoctrination
• Lithuanian: smegenų plovimas — form of indoctrination
• Macedonian: миење мозок (mienje mozok) — form of indoctrination
• Macedonian: перење на мозокот (perenje na mozokot) — form of indoctrination
• Norwegian Bokmål: hjernevask — form of indoctrination
• Norwegian Bokmål: hjernevasking — form of indoctrination
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hjernevask — form of indoctrination
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hjernevasking — form of indoctrination
• Persian: شستشوی مغزی (šostošu-ye maġzi) — form of indoctrination
• Polish: pranie mózgu — form of indoctrination
• Portuguese: lavagem cerebral — form of indoctrination
• Romanian: spălare a creierului — form of indoctrination
• Russian: промыва́ние мозго́в (promyvánije mozgóv) — form of indoctrination
• Serbo-Croatian: испирање мозга — form of indoctrination
• Serbo-Croatian: ispiranje mozga — form of indoctrination
• Slovak: vymývanie mozgov — form of indoctrination
• Slovene: pranje možganov — form of indoctrination
• Spanish: lavado de cerebro — form of indoctrination
• Spanish: comedura de coco — form of indoctrination
• Swedish: hjärntvätt — form of indoctrination
• Tajik: шустушӯи мағзи (šustušü-yi maġz-i) — form of indoctrination
• Thai: การล้างสมอง (gaan-láang-sà-mɔ̌ɔng) — form of indoctrination
• Ukrainian: промива́ння мі́зків (promyvánnja mízkiv) — form of indoctrination
• Urdu: دماغ شوئی (dimāġ-śū'ī) — form of indoctrination
• Vietnamese: tẩy não — form of indoctrination
• Arabic: ّغَسَلَ المُخ (ḡasala l-muḵḵ) — to affect one's mind
• Arabic: غَسَل الدِماغ (ḡasal id-dimāḡ) — to affect one's mind
• Armenian: ուղեղը լվանալ (uġeġə lvanal) — to affect one's mind
• Catalan: rentar el cervell — to affect one's mind
• Chinese Cantonese: 洗腦 /洗脑 (sai2 nou5) — to affect one's mind
• Chinese Mandarin: 洗腦 /洗脑 (xǐnǎo) — to affect one's mind
• Czech: vymýt mozek — to affect one's mind
• Danish: hjernevaske — to affect one's mind
• Dutch: hersenspoelen — to affect one's mind
• Finnish: aivopestä — to affect one's mind
• French: décerveler — to affect one's mind
• French: laver le cerveau — to affect one's mind
• French: bourrer le crâne — to affect one's mind
• German: einer Gehirnwäsche unterziehen — to affect one's mind
• German: gehirnwaschen — to affect one's mind
• Hebrew: שָׁטַף מֹחַ (shatáf móakh) — to affect one's mind
• Hungarian: agymosást végez — to affect one's mind
• Icelandic: heilaþvo — to affect one's mind
• Indonesian: mencuci otak — to affect one's mind
• Italian: fare il lavaggio del cervello — to affect one's mind
• Japanese: 洗脳する (sennō suru) — to affect one's mind
• Korean: 세뇌하다 (senoehada) — to affect one's mind
• Lao: ລ້າງສະຫມອງ (lāng sa mǭng) — to affect one's mind
• Lithuanian: išplauti smegenis — to affect one's mind
• Lithuanian: užzombinti — to affect one's mind
• Mongolian: тархи угаах (tarxi ugaax) — to affect one's mind
• Polish: prać mózg komu — to affect one's mind
• Polish: wyprać mózg komu — to affect one's mind
• Portuguese: fazer lavagem cerebral em — to affect one's mind
• Romanian: spăla creier — to affect one's mind
• Russian: промыва́ть мозги́ (promyvátʹ mozgí) — to affect one's mind
• Russian: промы́ть мозги́ (promýtʹ mozgí) — to affect one's mind
• Russian: зомби́ровать (zombírovatʹ) — to affect one's mind
• Spanish: lavar el cerebro — to affect one's mind
• Swahili: fua bongo — to affect one's mind
• Swedish: hjärntvätta — to affect one's mind
• Thai: ล้างสมอง (láang-sà-mɔ̌ɔng) — to affect one's mind
• Turkish: beyin yıkamak — to affect one's mind
• Vietnamese: tẩy não — to affect one's mind