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indoctrination vs instilling

instilling vs indoctrination

indoctrination and instilling both are nouns.

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

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