indoctrination

Everyday

1. Indoctrination is teaching someone to accept ideas or beliefs without questioning them or thinking for themselves. tree →
2. (formal) Training people to believe one side only, often by a group or government. tree →

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 →
• Good teaching encourages questions, not indoctrination. tree →
• Some groups use indoctrination to control their members. tree →
• She escaped long indoctrination and learned to think freely. tree →
• Propaganda is a tool of indoctrination. tree →
• The film warns about online indoctrination. tree →

Note

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