different between deprogram vs mindwipe

English

Alternative forms

• deprogramme

Etymology

de- +? program

Verb

deprogram (third-person singular simple present deprograms, present participle deprogramming or deprograming, simple past and past participle deprogrammed or deprogramed)

1. (transitive) To counteract the effects of previous programming or brainwashing, especially in an attempt to persuade (a person) to abandon allegiance to a cult.

Anagrams

• programed

English

Etymology

mind +? wipe

Verb

mindwipe (third-person singular simple present mindwipes, present participle mindwiping, simple past and past participle mindwiped)

1. (transitive, science fiction) To erase the memories and personality, while still leaving an intact, living brain and body. This is frequently portrayed as a form of capital punishment, which leaves a viable body into which a different personality or mind can be uploaded.
   • 2001, Jeffrey A Carver, James A Carver, Eternity's End

     Whether they were mindwiped upon their return to base, or simply terminated like useless equipment, Deutsch never knew.

Synonyms

• brainwipe
• erase
• deprogram

Noun

mindwipe (plural mindwipes)

1. (science fiction) The act of mindwiping.
   • 2009, Andrew Terjesen, "Dirty Hands and Dirty Minds: The Ethics of Mind Reading and Mindwriting", in X-Men and Philosophy

     The mindwipe of Magneto is a necessary action and it is also a wrong one, but it appears to be the only way to save the human population from extinction.