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indoctrination

indoctrination

30 8.3
To teach people to accept beliefs without question
  • noun
  • /ɪnˌdɒktrɪˈneɪʃən/
translation icon : adoctrinamiento
  • The documentary explored the indoctrination techniques used by some religious groups to influence their followers.
  • political indoctrination
  • ideological indoctrination
  • communist indoctrination

It's more like an indoctrination, you know, process.

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Examples

  • But I think I'm most optimistic because young people, you know, young people can be subject to indoctrination in education.

  • So when you try to think about the future remember this, the process with which you think about things is based upon indoctrination, what you're given by your society.

  • What is the difference between indoctrination and education?

  • I would say it's probably incredible religious indoctrination that started in her youth.

  • I mean, that is the level of indoctrination and control that these groups have over the thinking of individuals that are involved.

  • Such programs are often referred to as values inculcation, values indoctrination, or character education.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Moral education cannot be indoctrination, but it probably should not be training in philosophical ethics either.

    Academic text (1993)
  • As a result of this indoctrination, men supposedly learn to devalue and exploit women as a class.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Many children experience indoctrination from an early age, often without realizing it.

  • Teachers should focus on critical thinking rather than indoctrination when educating their students.

Synonyms

brainwashing
vsindoctrination
33 7.7

A way of forcing someone to change their beliefs by pressure or lies

is about teaching uncritical acceptance without necessarily using pressure
evangelization
vsindoctrination
5 8.0

Spreading religious beliefs to try to convert people

is about teaching uncritical acceptance beyond merely spreading a religion to convert
reeducation
vsindoctrination
  • Offensive
4 7.9

Forcing people to give up their beliefs and accept new ones

is about teaching uncritical acceptance without the need for force
proselytization
vsindoctrination
1 9.1

Trying to make someone change their religion or beliefs

is focused on making people accept beliefs uncritically rather than just persuading change
proselytism
vsindoctrination
1 9.9

To try to make other people accept your religion or beliefs

is about teaching uncritical acceptance instead of actively seeking converts
inculcation
vsindoctrination
  • Formal
1 8.7

Teaching something again and again so people learn it

is teaching acceptance that actively discourages questioning or critical thinking
indoctrinization
vsindoctrination
  • US
9.3

Teaching people a set of beliefs and stopping them from asking questions

is the standard c spelling variant for the same concept
conversionism
vsindoctrination
9.5

Actively trying to make other people join a religion

is about teaching uncritical acceptance rather than organised conversion efforts

How Forceful

brainwashing
33 7.7
indoctrination
30 8.3
persuasion
45 3.6
teaching
572 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

indoctrination = indoctrinate (semi-transparent) = in + doctrine + ion

Forming the noun from the verb 'indoctrinate' with the regular nominalising suffix '-ion' is a straightforward morphological step.

Etymology

Indoctrination comes from the Latin root doc meaning 'teach', the same root you see in doctor and doctrine. It originally meant 'to put teaching into' someone, so indoctrination now means teaching people to accept certain beliefs without encouraging them to ask questions.