noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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England:/ɪnˌdɒktrɪˈneɪʃn/
US:/ɪnˌdɑktrəˈneɪʃən/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:IH2 N D AA2 K T R AH0 N EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
political indoctrination
The regime relied on political indoctrination in schools.
Critics accused the organization of religious indoctrination.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or belief system; information.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
ideological indoctrination
subject someone to indoctrination
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
