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indoctrination.

The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated.

14 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪnˌdɒktrɪˈneɪʃn/England/ɪnˌdɑktrəˈneɪʃən/US
  1. The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated.

    countable · uncountable
    political indoctrination
    The regime relied on political indoctrination in schools.
  2. Instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or belief system; information.

    countable · uncountable
    ideological indoctrination
    subject someone to indoctrination
Where this word comes from

First attested in 1646; from indoctrinate + -ion.

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