noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
mind control
Refers to psychological manipulation or brainwashing, often in contexts of cults, propaganda, or coercive persuasion.
カルトは信者にマインドコントロールを施す。
Cults exercise mind control over their followers.
彼はマインドコントロールされているように見える。
He seems to be under mind control.
Variant with a middle dot; less common but still seen.
洗脳 is a more direct term for 'brainwashing', often implying forced or systematic indoctrination, while マインドコントロール is a broader loanword covering psychological manipulation.
Loanword from English 'mind control'.