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men·ti·cide

/ˈmɛntəˌsaɪd/ Show Spelled [men-tuh-sahyd] Show IPA

noun

the systematic effort to undermine and destroy a person's values and beliefs, as by the use of prolonged interrogation, drugs, torture, etc., and to induce radically different ideas.

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Origin:
1950–55;  < Latin ment-  (stem of mēns ) mind + -i- + -cide

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Main Entry:	menticide
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	brainwashing; the 'killing' of mind through brainwashing

 

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