What does deprogram mean?
To remove or extract a person from a cult or other group that has a strong influence on their thoughts and actions, often by using persuasion or coercion to break their emotional and psychological dependence on the group. To remove or extract a person from a state of intense mental or emotional involvement, such as a trance-like state.
Example
"The cult expert was called in to deprogram the young woman who had been brainwashed by the charismatic leader."
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