Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indoctrination

/ɪnˌdɑktrəˈneɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: in-doc-tri-na-tion
IPA: /ɪnˌdɑktrəˈneɪʃən/

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"political indoctrination"
"The regime relied on political indoctrination in schools."
"Critics accused the organization of religious indoctrination."
"ideological indoctrination"
"subject someone to indoctrination"

Etymology

First attested in 1646; from indoctrinate + -ion.

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1646

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˌdɑktrəˈneɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

indoctrinations (plural)

Derived Forms

counterindoctrination deindoctrination indoctrinational

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce indoctrination?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˌdɑktrəˈneɪʃən/.
What does indoctrination mean?: The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated.
Where does indoctrination come from?: First known use: First attested in 1646.

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