In casual speech, "brainwashing" and its verb form, "brainwash", are used figuratively to describe the use of propaganda to persuade or sway public opinion. The concept of brainwashing is not now generally accepted as a scientific fact.
Scientific and legal debate followed, as well as media attention, about the possibility of brainwashing being a factor when Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) was used, or in the conversion of people to groups which are considered to be cults. In the late 1960s and 1970s, the CIA's MKUltra experiments failed with no operational use of the subjects. Research into the concept also looked at Nazi Germany, at some criminal cases in the United States, and at the actions of human traffickers. The term "brainwashing" was first used in English by Edward Hunter in 1950 to describe how the Chinese government appeared to make people cooperate with them during the Korean War. Brainwashing is said to reduce its subject's ability to think critically or independently, to allow the introduction of new, unwanted thoughts and ideas into their minds, as well as to change their attitudes, values, and beliefs. Send us feedback about these examples.Brainwashing (also known as mind control, menticide, coercive persuasion, thought control, thought reform, and forced re-education) is the concept that the human mind can be altered or controlled by certain psychological techniques. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'deceptive.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2023 Those calls were echoed earlier this month by dozens of civil society groups who wrote in an open letter that Meta’s VR offerings could expose users to new privacy risks through the collection of biometric and other data new forms of unfair and deceptive marketing and abuse or bullying. Jacqueline Rose, The New York Review of Books, 20 Apr.
2023 Critics tend to agree that this play was, or would have been, a turning point, heralding a new level of intensity in what had been a pretty consistent engagement with war and other forms of human misery, filtered for the most part through the deceptive banality of the everyday. Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, The title of the special, which was filmed at Boston’s Symphony Hall, is a bit deceptive, as the comic mostly steers clear of his relationship change and fatherhood. 2023 The court filing accuses USC of deceptive advertising, unjust enrichment, fraudulent conduct and violations of state civil rights law. 2023 The proposal is part of the FTC’s efforts to combat unfair or deceptive practices related to subscriptions, memberships, and other recurring-payment programs. 2023 Because of their experimental nature, such procedures are subject to Missouri law governing unfair, deceptive and unconscionable business practices, Bailey said. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, In the deceptive calm before the final storm, Amy returns to her natural hair color and reassuring neutrals, like a white cutout dress by Rachel Comey. Recent Examples on the Web Prince was radiant, red-blooded male desire, just in reverse: not the usual swagger of splayed legs and tough, but searing allure, softness, and deceptive doe eyes, belying stone-cold intent.
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