indoctrination
n.
teaching, instruction; instruction in a particular doctrine or set of beliefs, brainwashing
Indoctrination
indoctrination
Noun
1. teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically
(hypernym) teaching, instruction, pedagogy
(hyponym) brainwashing
(derivation) indoctrinate
Indoctrination
(n.)
The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated; instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or system of belief; information.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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indoctrination
Synonyms and related words:
absorption and regurgitation, agitprop, alienation, brainwashing, catechization, conditioning, corruption, counterindoctrination, dictation, imbuement, implantation, impregnation, impression, inculcation, infixation, infixion, infusion, inoculation, instillation, instillment, propaganda, propagandism, propagandist, reindoctrination, subversion
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