brainwashed
/ˈbreɪnwɒʃt/adjective
उच्चारण ब्रेन्वॉश्ट
दिमाग़ी रूप से प्रभावित
Core word
- 1
forced to accept ideas or beliefs by being repeatedly told them
दिमाग़ी रूप से प्रभावित
- brainwashed youth
- People who have been brainwashed rarely realise it.
- The villagers felt brainwashed by the one-sided advertisements.
+ 2 more examples
- He claimed he had been brainwashed by a cult.
- Don't act as if the public is brainwashed.
Synonyms indoctrinated conditioned programmed
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
be/get brainwashed (into + -ing)
Brainwashed is the past participle used as an adjective or in the passive. Into + -ing says what the person was forced to believe or do.
'Brainwashed' past participle है, जो विशेषण या passive में प्रयुक्त होता है। 'Into + -ing' बताता है कि व्यक्ति को क्या मानने या करने पर मजबूर किया गया।
- The young men were brainwashed into joining the group.
- He felt he had been brainwashed into hating his neighbours.
brainwash + somebody (active verb)
The base verb is transitive: someone brainwashes another person, often with repeated propaganda or pressure.
मूल क्रिया transitive है: कोई व्यक्ति दूसरे को बार-बार प्रचार या दबाव से brainwash करता है।
- The leader brainwashed his followers with endless speeches.
- Advertisers try to brainwash children into wanting every toy.
brainwashed + by + agent
In the passive, by names the person or group responsible.
Passive में 'by' उस व्यक्ति या समूह का नाम बताता है जो ज़िम्मेदार है।
- Many voters were brainwashed by false news on social media.
+Collocations 4
verb + brainwashed
begetfeelseemclaim to be
- She claimed that she had been brainwashed by the sect.
brainwashed + noun
followersrecruitsvictimsyouthsupportersvoters
- The brainwashed recruits refused to listen to their parents.
adverb + brainwashed
completelytotallysystematicallypoliticallypartly
- The prisoners were systematically brainwashed over many months.
brainwash + into
believingobeyinghatingjoiningbuying
- The advertisement tried to brainwash viewers into buying a useless cream.
“More examples 5
- The documentary showed how teenagers are brainwashed online.
वृत्तचित्र ने दिखाया कि किशोरों का इंटरनेट पर ब्रेनवॉश कैसे किया जाता है।
- After years of propaganda, the villagers were completely brainwashed.
वर्षों के प्रचार के बाद गाँववाले पूरी तरह ब्रेनवॉश हो चुके थे।
- Radhika told her brother not to sound like a brainwashed fan.
राधिका ने अपने भाई से कहा कि वह किसी अंधभक्त प्रशंसक की तरह न बोले।
- The police rescued the brainwashed girl and sent her home.
पुलिस ने ब्रेनवॉश की गई लड़की को बचाया और घर भेज दिया।
- Do not let a cheap slogan brainwash you into hating a whole community.
किसी सस्ते नारे को अपना ब्रेनवॉश करके पूरे समुदाय से नफ़रत करने न दें।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He was brainwashed to believe the lie.
✓ He was brainwashed into believing the lie.
The usual pattern is brainwash somebody into + -ing, not to + verb.
सामान्य संरचना 'brainwash somebody into + -ing' है, 'to + verb' नहीं।
✗ They brainwashed by the cult.
✓ They were brainwashed by the cult.
The passive needs the verb be before the past participle.
Passive में past participle से पहले verb 'be' आवश्यक है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
indoctrinated conditioned programmed
§Grammar and usage
Usage: brainwashing means forcing beliefs by constant pressure.
प्रयोग में brainwashing का अर्थ लगातार दबाव से विश्वास थोपना है।