Brainwashed
Brainwashed adjective - Subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones.
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Programmed and brainwashed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Programmed" instead the word "Brainwashed" as an adjective or a verb.
Nearby Words: brainwash, brainwashing
Programmed
Brainwashed and programmed are semantically related. You can use "Brainwashed" instead the word "Programmed" as an adjective or a verb.
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Most notably when two Joes were brainwashed and programmed to go postal upon hearing a special signal.
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Half-Life 2 has the "unwillingly made into cyborgs" version with Stalkers, people who have their limbs and most of their organs removed and replaced with mechanical equivalents, and appear to be brainwashed/programmed to near-nonsentience.
- In an episode of Stargate SG-1 involving brainwashed assassins programmed to sabotage negotiations between the Unites States and the Tok'ra, both sides do this.
Source: Decoy Leader
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