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Deprogramming
To counteract the effects of previous programming or brainwashing, especially in an attempt to persuade (a person) to abandon allegiance to a cult.
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verb
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To counteract the effects of previous programming or brainwashing, especially in an attempt to persuade (a person) to abandon allegiance to a cult.
noun
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The removal of the programming instilled into a person by a religious, political, economic, or social group associated with the belief system.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Deprogramming"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| deprogrammeenoun | One who undergoes deprogramming. |
| deprogrammernoun | One who deprograms. |
| divestiturenoun | The act of selling something off, especially an investment or a business. |
| deconfessionalizationnoun | The removal of the influence of a particular religion (from). |
| dechannelingnoun | removal from a channel |
| deradicalizationnoun | The act or process of deradicalizing. |
| dechristianizationnoun | The act of dechristianizing; the systematic removal of Christianity or Christian elements. |
| deculturalizationnoun | The process of deculturalizing. |
| deinstallationnoun | The process of deinstalling. |
| disestablishmentnoun | Specifically, the removal of state privileges or patronage from a given church; the removal of a policy of having an official governing religion. |
| uninstallationnoun | (software) The process of removing a program from a computer. |
| desocializationnoun | The act of desocializing. |
| unlearningnoun | The process by which something is unlearned. |
| debarbarizationnoun | The process of debarbarizing. |
| deinstitutionalizationnoun | (health care, psychiatry) The process of converting daily care for intellectually disabled people and mental health care for psychiatric patients from an institution-based model (focused largely on sequestering them in mental hospitals) to a community-based model (in which they live in small group homes or private residences to the greatest feasible extent). |
| purgingnoun | The act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing, particularly: |
| deculturizationnoun | The act or process of deculturizing. |
| deorganizationnoun | The process, act, or state of deorganizing. |
| desanctificationnoun | Removal or reversal of sanctification. |
| deplatformingnoun | The act by which someone is deplatformed. |
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