Shtifat moakh (שטיפת מוח) means brainwashing in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁטִיפַת מֹחַ
shtifat moakh
noun · feminine
In English
brainwashing
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shtifat moakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שינוי תפיסת עולמו של האדם בדרכי שכנוע תוקפניות ומניפולטיביות לתפיסת עולם חדשה ומנוגדת.
The word Shtifat moakh is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁטִיפַת מֹחַ
- Written without vowel points
- שטיפת מוח
- Said
- shtifat moakh
- Root
- ש־ט־פ
- Plural
- שְׁטִיפוֹת מֹחַ
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁטִיפוֹת מֹחַ
- Gematria
- 853
This is how Shtifat moakh is said in other languages.
- English
- brainwashing
- French
- lavage de cerveau
- German
- Gehirnwäsche
These words mean nearly the same as Shtifat moakh.
The word Shtifat moakh comes from the root ש־ט־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Shtifat moakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shtifat moakh.
What does Shtifat moakh (שטיפת מוח) mean in Hebrew?
Shtifat moakh (שטיפת מוח) means brainwashing. It is said shtifat moakh, with the stress on fat.
What is a synonym for Shtifat moakh (שטיפת מוח)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shtifat moakh (שטיפת מוח) are אינדוקטרינציה.
Is Shtifat moakh (שטיפת מוח) masculine or feminine?
The word Shtifat moakh (שטיפת מוח) is a feminine noun, and its plural is שְׁטִיפוֹת מֹחַ.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שטיפת מח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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