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1. (n.) discipline
training to act in accordance with rules; drill:
military discipline.
2. discipline
activity, exercise, or a regimen that develops or improves a skill; training.
3. discipline
punishment inflicted by way of correction and training.
4. discipline
the rigor or training effect of experience, adversity, etc.
5. discipline
behavior in accord with rules of conduct:
good discipline in an army.
6. discipline
a branch of instruction or learning.
7. discipline
a set or system of rules and regulations.
8. discipline
the system of government regulating the practice of a church or order.
9. (v.t.) discipline
to train by instruction and exercise; drill.
10. discipline
to bring to a state of order and obedience by training and control.
11. discipline
to punish or penalize; correct; chastise.
Etymology: (1175–1225; < AF < L disciplīna instruction, tuition)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick
a branch of knowledge
"in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
2. (noun) discipline
a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
"he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine"; "for such a plan to work requires discipline";
3. (noun) discipline
the trait of being well behaved
"he insisted on discipline among the troops"
4. (noun) discipline
training to improve strength or self-control
5. (verb) discipline, correction
the act of punishing
"the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"
6. (verb) discipline, train, check, condition
develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
"Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"
7. (verb) discipline, correct, sort out
punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
"The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
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1. (noun) discipline
the control of people's behavior using punishment
Without effective discipline a school will fail.
2. discipline
the ability to control your own behavior; = self-control
I lack the discipline to lose weight.
3. discipline
a subject of study
an arts discipline
4. (verb) discipline
to punish for breaking the rules
doctors disciplined by the medical board
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1. (noun) discipline
the treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education; development of the faculties by instruction and exercise; training, whether physical, mental, or moral
2. (noun) discipline
training to act in accordance with established rules; accustoming to systematic and regular action; drill
3. (noun) discipline
subjection to rule; submissiveness to order and control; habit of obedience
4. (noun) discipline
severe training, corrective of faults; instruction by means of misfortune, suffering, punishment, etc
5. (noun) discipline
correction; chastisement; punishment inflicted by way of correction and training
6. (noun) discipline
the subject matter of instruction; a branch of knowledge
7. (noun) discipline
the enforcement of methods of correction against one guilty of ecclesiastical offenses; reformatory or penal action toward a church member
8. (noun) discipline
self-inflicted and voluntary corporal punishment, as penance, or otherwise; specifically, a penitential scourge
9. (noun) discipline
a system of essential rules and duties; as, the Romish or Anglican discipline
10. (verb) discipline
to educate; to develop by instruction and exercise; to train
11. (verb) discipline
to accustom to regular and systematic action; to bring under control so as to act systematically; to train to act together under orders; to teach subordination to; to form a habit of obedience in; to drill
12. (verb) discipline
to improve by corrective and penal methods; to chastise; to correct
13. (verb) discipline
to inflict ecclesiastical censures and penalties upon
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Sense: training in an orderly way of life
All children need discipline.
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 Afrikaans: dissipline, tug |
 Arabic: نِظام، تَدْريب على النِّظ |
 Bulgarian: дисциплина |
 Brazilian: disciplina |
 Czech: disciplína |
 German: die Erziehung |
 Danish: disciplin |
 Greek: πειθαρχία |
 Spanish: disciplina |
 Estonian: distsipliin |
 Farsi: انضباط؛ نظم و ترتیب |
 Finnish: kurinalaisuus |
 French: discipline |
 Hebrew: מִשמַעַת |
 Hindi: अनुशासन |
 Croatian: disciplina, samokontrola |
 Hungarian: fegyelmezés |
 Indonesian: disiplin |
 Icelandic: hegðunarreglur, agi |
 Italian: disciplina |
 Japanese: 訓練 |
 Korean: 훈련 |
 Lithuanian: disciplina, tvarka |
 Latvian: disciplīna |
 Malay: disiplin |
 Dutch: tucht |
 Norwegian: disiplin |
 Polish: dyscyplina |
 Persian: انضباط؛ نظم و ترتیب |
 Pashto: ديسپلين، سمون، انضباط، ان |
 Portuguese: disciplina |
 Romanian: disciplină |
 Russian: дисциплина |
 Slovak: disciplína |
 Slovenian: red, disciplina |
 Serbian: disciplina |
 Swedish: fostran |
 Thai: การฝึกฝน |
 Turkish: disiplin, terbiye |
 Taiwanese: 紀律 |
 Ukrainian: дисципліна; порядок |
 Urdu: نظم و ضبط |
 Vietnamese: sự rèn luyện |
 Chinese: 纪律 |
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