1. having been taught to accept a set of beliefs uncritically
Usage: often implies systematic or intensive instruction

Examples

• The cult members were completely indoctrinated and refused to question their leader.
• She felt indoctrinated by years of propaganda in her home country.
• The soldiers were indoctrinated with strict military values during training.
• Many students felt indoctrinated rather than educated by the biased curriculum.
• He realized he had been indoctrinated when he began thinking for himself.
• The indoctrinated followers repeated the same phrases without understanding them.