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Dutch
Etymology
From hersenen + spoeling, calque of English brain-washing, itself a calque of Chinese 洗腦／洗脑 (xǐnǎo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛr.sə(n)ˌspu.lɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: her‧sen‧spoe‧ling
Noun
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.