请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 deprogram
释义

deprogram

[ dee-proh-gram ]
/ diˈproʊ græm /

verb (used with object), de·pro·grammed or de·pro·gramed, de·pro·gram·ming or de·pro·gram·ing.

to free (a convert) from the influence of a religious cult, political indoctrination, etc., by intensive persuasion or reeducation.
to retrain, as for the purpose of eliminating or replacing a learned or acquired behavior pattern or habit that is undesirable or unsuitable.

Origin of deprogram

An Americanism dating back to 1970–75; de- + program

OTHER WORDS FROM deprogram

de·pro·gram·mer, de·pro·gram·er, noun

Words nearby deprogram

deprivation, deprive, deprived, deprofessionalize, de profundis, deprogram, deprogramme, depside, dept., Deptford, Deptford pink
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for deprogram

  • Established in 2004, its aim is to deprogram Chinese teenagers—mostly boys—who suffer from an “Internet addiction.”

    ‘Web Junkie’ Is a Harrowing Documentary on China’s Internet Addiction Rehab Clinics|Marlow Stern|January 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Medical definitions for deprogram

deprogram
[ dē-prōgrăm′, -grəm ]

v.

To counteract or try to counteract the effect of an indoctrination, especially a religious or cult indoctrination.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/4 0:23:44