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 Definitions of discipline  [ˈdɪs ə plɪn]  

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Definition of 'discipline' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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)

Definition of 'discipline' Princeton's WordNet 

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"


Definition of 'discipline' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

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


Definition of 'discipline' Webster Dictionary 

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


Translation of 'discipline' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: training in an orderly way of life
All children need discipline.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: dissipline, tug Arabic flag Arabic: نِظام، تَدْريب على النِّظ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: дисциплина
Brazilian flag Brazilian: disciplina Czech flag Czech: disciplína German flag German: die Erziehung
Danish flag Danish: disciplin Greek flag Greek: πειθαρχία Spanish flag Spanish: disciplina
Estonian flag Estonian: distsipliin Farsi flag Farsi: انضباط؛ نظم و ترتیب Finnish flag Finnish: kurinalaisuus
French flag French: discipline Hebrew flag Hebrew: מִשמַעַת Hindi flag Hindi: अनुशासन
Croatian flag Croatian: disciplina, samokontrola Hungarian flag Hungarian: fegyelmezés Indonesian flag Indonesian: disiplin
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hegðunarreglur, agi Italian flag Italian: disciplina Japanese flag Japanese: 訓練
Korean flag Korean: 훈련 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: disciplina, tvarka Latvian flag Latvian: disciplīna
Malay flag Malay: disiplin Dutch flag Dutch: tucht Norwegian flag Norwegian: disiplin
Polish flag Polish: dyscyplina Persian flag Persian: انضباط؛ نظم و ترتیب Pashto flag Pashto: ديسپلين، سمون، انضباط، ان
Portuguese flag Portuguese: disciplina Romanian flag Romanian: dis­ciplină Russian flag Russian: дисциплина
Slovak flag Slovak: disciplína Slovenian flag Slovenian: red, disciplina Serbian flag Serbian: disciplina
Swedish flag Swedish: fostran Thai flag Thai: การฝึกฝน Turkish flag Turkish: disiplin, terbiye
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 紀律 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: дисципліна; порядок Urdu flag Urdu: نظم و ضبط
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự rèn luyện Chinese flag Chinese: 纪律

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