indoctrination

First attested in 1646; from indoctrinate +‎ -ion.

• IPA^(key): (England) /ɪnˌdɒktrɪˈneɪʃn/, (US) /ɪnˌdɑktrəˈneɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

indoctrination (countable and uncountable, plural indoctrinations)

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

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2. Instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or belief system; information.

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• Since the 1920s, the term has often been used with negative connotations, suggesting instruction which a person is not supposed to question or critically examine.^[1]