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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