how to pronounce brainwash

/ˈbɹɛɪnˌwɑːʃ/

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brainwash is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of brainwash in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… system is there to brainwash you …”

meanings of brainwash

verb:

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

noun:

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

brainwash frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word brainwash occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics brainwash can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that brainwash can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;