indoctrination

[in-dok-truh-ney-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of indoctrinating, or teaching or inculcating a doctrine, principle, or ideology, especially one with a specific point of view.

   religious indoctrination.

Other Word Forms

• reindoctrination noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of indoctrination¹

indoctrin(ate) + -ation

Example Sentences

“For far too long, we have seen radical leftists with the teachers unions dominate classrooms and push woke indoctrination on our kids. They fight parents’ rights.

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Then came the “fantastic indoctrination into the West Coast scene,” Townshend says of hanging out with Jimi Hendrix and the Mamas and the Papas.

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By Saturday morning, Miller was posting on X about “a vast, organized ecosystem of indoctrination” that had infiltrated American society, including “gov’t workers, even DOD employees.”

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Born in a suburb of Chicago in 1993, Kirk got started early in conservative politics, first penning an essay for right-wing Breitbart News at the age of 18, accusing schools of spreading "propaganda" and "indoctrination".

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Serving Russian soldiers also play a role in the campaign of indoctrination, visiting schools to give so-called "bravery lessons".

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Related Words

• persuasion