hersenspoeling
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From hersenen + spoeling, calque of English brain-washing, itself a calque of Chinese 洗腦/洗脑 (xǐnǎo).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hersenspoeling f (plural hersenspoelingen, diminutive hersenspoelinkje n)
- brain-washing
- Ze zijn gehersenspoeld om in hersenspoeling te geloven.
- They have been brainwashed into believing in brainwashing.