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• past participle of indoctrinate.
• past tense form of indoctrinate.

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

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indoctrinated

Again the U.S. hit a brick wall called Europe and a team of players for whom the World Cup assignment is an indoctrinated dream from Day One.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

"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

He relaxed strict dress codes for agents, recruited female agents and pointedly hired people from outside the agency – who were not indoctrinated in the Hoover culture – for administrative posts.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2025

Maybe this is just because I was indoctrinated through three years of law school, and because my career hangs on it, but I have to think that the law matters.

From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2024

Was it simply expected that he would become indoctrinated into the blinding passion of the Mojo mystique just like everyone else?

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