indoctrinated

American  

[in-dok-truh-ney-tid] / ɪnˈdɒk trəˌneɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. having been instructed in or imbued with a specific belief or point of view, especially one that is partisan or biased.

   We are fighting a well-trained, well-organized, and ideologically indoctrinated guerrilla army.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of indoctrinate.

Other Word Forms

• unindoctrinated
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of indoctrinated

indoctrinate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

"If I was born in another household where my parents were poor, couldn't afford my education, I could have also become easily radicalised and indoctrinated by the Taliban," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Once a viewer is indoctrinated, however, they may find it difficult to refrain from puzzling over its message.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

“We’re all indoctrinated into thinking that there’s nothing more important than autonomy, but it’s a very mixed blessing,” says Schwartz.

From Slate • Nov. 2, 2024

“It was not until he got indoctrinated into the Goon Squad cult that he briefly became a person that nobody recognized,” Jeffery Reynolds, one of Mr. Opdyke’s lawyers, said.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2024

He had become as indoctrinated into the cult of football in Odessa as anyone.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger