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- [dis-uh-plin]
- /ˈdɪs ə plɪn/
- /ˈdɪsəplɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dis-uh-plin]
- /ˈdɪs ə plɪn/
Definitions of discipline word
- noun discipline training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline. 1
- noun discipline activity, exercise, or a regimen that develops or improves a skill; training: A daily stint at the typewriter is excellent discipline for a writer. 1
- noun discipline punishment inflicted by way of correction and training. 1
- noun discipline the rigor or training effect of experience, adversity, etc.: the harsh discipline of poverty. 1
- noun discipline behavior in accord with rules of conduct; behavior and order maintained by training and control: good discipline in an army. 1
- noun discipline a set or system of rules and regulations. 1
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Origin of discipline
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English < Anglo-French < Latin disciplīna instruction, tuition, equivalent to discipul(us) disciple + -ina -ine2
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Parts of speech for Discipline
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
discipline popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for discipline
noun discipline
- control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- development — Development is the gradual growth or formation of something.
- restraint — a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint.
- practice — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- self-restraint — restraint imposed on one by oneself; self-control.
verb discipline
- punish — to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault: to punish a criminal.
- chastise — If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done.
- correct — If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
- castigate — If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
- chasten — If you are chastened by something, it makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
Antonyms for discipline
noun discipline
- agitation — If someone is in a state of agitation, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- chaos — Chaos is a state of complete disorder and confusion.
- disorganization — a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
- negligence — the quality, fact, or result of being negligent; neglect: negligence in discharging one's responsibilities.
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