Menticide Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
[ men -t uh -sahyd ]
/ ˈmɛn təˌsaɪd /
noun
the systematic effort to undermine and destroy a person's values and beliefs, as by the use of prolonged interrogation, drugs, torture, etc., and to induce radically different ideas.
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Origin of menticide
1950–55; <Latin
ment-
(stem of
mēns
)
mind+
-i-+
-cideWords nearby menticide
Mentes,
menthaceous,
menthene,
menthol,
mentholated,
menticide
,
mention,
Mentmore,
mentoanterior position,
Menton,
mentonnièreDictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021