The undermining or destruction of a person's mind or will, especially by systematic means (regarded as a characteristic activity of totalitarian regimes).
Origin
1950s. From classical Latin ment-, mēns mind + -icide.
Definition of menticide in US English:
menticide
nounˈmɛntɪsʌɪd
The undermining or destruction of a person's mind or will, especially by systematic means (regarded as a characteristic activity of totalitarian regimes).
Origin
1950s. From classical Latin ment-, mēns mind + -icide.