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indoctrination vs inculcation

inculcation vs indoctrination

indoctrination and inculcation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
indoctrination Yes No No No
inculcation Yes No No No
As nouns, inculcation is a hyponym of indoctrination; that is, inculcation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than indoctrination:
  • indoctrination: teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically
  • inculcation: teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition
Other hyponyms of indoctrination include brainwashing, ingraining, instilling.
indoctrination (noun) inculcation (noun)
teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition
Difference between indoctrination and inculcation

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