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adoctrinamiento

indoctrination

noun ah-dok-tree-nah-MYEN-toh Rare

Usage Note

Adoctrinamiento carries a strongly negative connotation in modern Spanish, implying coercive or manipulative teaching rather than neutral instruction. It often appears in political or educational debates. The verb form is adoctrinar.

Examples

"El adoctrinamiento político preocupaba a los padres."

Natural Translation

Political indoctrination worried the parents.

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