MINDCONTROL

Mind control

Mind control refers to a process in which a group or individual "systematically uses unethically manipulative methods to persuade others to conform to the wishes of the manipulator, often to the detriment of the person being manipulated". The term has been applied to any tactic, psychological or otherwise, which can be seen as subverting an individual's sense of control over their own thinking, behavior, emotions or decision making.

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mind control

Noun

  1. Subverting by means of psychological tactics an individual's control of his or her mind (thinking, behavior, emotions, or decisions); one acknowledged technique to facilitate this is hypnosis.


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