doutrinação
/do(w).tɾi.naˈsɐ̃w̃/feminine
The English word indoctrination is translated into Portuguese as doutrinação. Wiktionary also lists endoutrinamento.
Meaning: act of indoctrinating (noun)
Ways to say it
| Portuguese | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| doutrinação | /do(w).tɾi.naˈsɐ̃w̃/ (Brazil) /do(w).tɾi.nɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ (Portugal) |
feminine |
| endoutrinamento | masculine |
The term refers to the act of indoctrinating. The related verb form is doutrinar, which means to indoctrinate.
Which one should you use?
doutrinação is the standard and most common term for indoctrination.
How does it change in a sentence?
doutrinação is a feminine noun and requires feminine articles or adjectives, such as a doutrinação (the indoctrination). The masculine form doutrinamento requires masculine articles or adjectives, such as o doutrinamento (the indoctrination).
How do you pronounce it?
/do(w).tɾi.naˈsɐ̃w̃/. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the 4th syllable.
Did you know?
- In Brazilian political discourse, doutrinação is often used as a specific accusation of ideological bias in schools, transforming a general term into a highly charged political keyword.
- In many Portuguese-speaking legal or formal academic settings, the word doutrina refers to the body of work and opinions produced by legal scholars, rather than just a set of religious or political beliefs.
- While doutrinação is often used pejoratively in modern politics, the root verb doutrinar can still be used in older or very formal religious contexts to mean 'to teach' or 'to instruct' without the modern connotation of brainwashing.
Examples in context
- A mídia exerce uma forte intoxicação ideológica na populaçãoThe media exerts a strong ideological indoctrination on the population
- Ele sofreu uma lavagem cerebral naquele grupoHe underwent brainwashing in that group
- A doutrinação política é um problema grave.Political indoctrination is a serious problem.
- Eles denunciaram a doutrinação nas escolas.They denounced the indoctrination in the schools.
- O grupo foca na doutrinação de jovens.The group focuses on the indoctrination of young people.
Example conversation
Juliana and Lucas are discussing a documentary about cults.
- JulianaO documentário mostra como a doutrinação acontece.The documentary shows how the indoctrination happens.
- LucasÉ assustador como eles manipulam as pessoas.It's scary how they manipulate people.
- JulianaSim, a doutrinação remove o senso crítico.Yes, indoctrination removes critical thinking.
- LucasConcordo, Lucas acha isso terrível.I agree, Lucas thinks that is terrible.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “indoctrination” translations and entries doutrinação, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
