verb
- past tense of deprogram: to free someone from the influence of extreme beliefs or indoctrination, especially through counseling or therapy
Usage: often used in contexts involving cults or extremist groups
Examples
- The former cult member was deprogrammed by a team of specialists.
- His family hired experts who deprogrammed him after he left the extremist group.
- She was successfully deprogrammed and returned to normal life.
- The counselor deprogrammed several people who had been in the cult.
- It took months before he was fully deprogrammed from the radical ideology.
- The organization helps families get their loved ones deprogrammed.