The systematic alteration of a person's mode of thinking, especially (in Communist China) a process of individual political indoctrination.
arriving full of hope and patriotism, Wu soon found himself a target of thought reform
Example sentencesExamples
- The remaining two guides - on free speech and on thought reform - will be available by the end of September 2003.
- Certain techniques used what is called thought reform and mind control.
- They will use thought reform or mind control techniques to gain control and keep their members.
- One would have to be extremely cautious about labeling a process between two people to be thought reform.