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# indoctrination

noun (indoctrination; no plural)

«indoctrination» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Indoctrination is teaching someone to accept ideas or beliefs without questioning them or thinking for themselves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indoctrination/#m1)
2. (formal) Training people to believe one side only, often by a group or government. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indoctrination/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in history, news and talk about education and safety. It tells the reader that people were made to believe something in an unfair, one-sided way. Phrases: «political indoctrination», «a form of indoctrination».

### Examples

- The book describes the indoctrination of children in a strict regime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indoctrination/#x1)
- Good teaching encourages questions, not indoctrination. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indoctrination/#x2)
- Some groups use indoctrination to control their members. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indoctrination/#x3)
- She escaped long indoctrination and learned to think freely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indoctrination/#x4)
- Propaganda is a tool of indoctrination. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indoctrination/#x5)
- The film warns about online indoctrination. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indoctrination/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Verb: indoctrinate. Negative word: it is not the same as «teaching» or «education». Learning to ask questions protects you from it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «indoctrination» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indoctrination/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«indoctrination» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/indoctrination.html) on Mova free.