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dis·ci·pline

discipline

 
 
pronunciation:
dI s plihn
parts of speech:
noun, verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: Discipline is training to make people perform well or behave well.
Their teacher believes in discipline and is very strict about how children behave in her class.The army uses various kinds of discipline to prepare its soldiers.
synonyms:
drill
similar words:
exercise, practice, routine
definition 2: If you have discipline, you have the ability to control yourself. You have trained yourself to make good decisions in hard situations and to hold yourself back if it is the right thing to do.
It takes discipline to get up when it's still dark and go out for a long run every morning.He writes well, but he doesn't have the discipline to finish anything he writes.The very little children don't have the discipline yet to stay quiet and just listen during church.
similar words:
regulation
definition 3: When someone gives a person discipline for breaking a rule, they give them some punishment for the purpose of changing their behavior.
Both players received discipline for breaking the rules.
synonyms:
punishment
similar words:
penalty, reprimand
definition 4: A discipline is an area of study or learning.
Astronomy and biology are scientific disciplines.
synonyms:
field, subject
similar words:
course, major
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: disciplines, disciplining, disciplined
definition 1: When a coach disciplines a team, he or she trains the team to follow the rules well and to play in the way that he or she knows is best.
The new coach tried to discipline the team, but everybody was just playing the way they wanted to. It took some time to discipline them so they could play well together.
synonyms:
coach, drill, train
similar words:
exercise, instruct, prime, school, teach
definition 2: When you discipline yourself, you train yourself to make the right choices and to follow the decisions you've made for yourself.
Maya's dad decided to give up snack foods and now he is disciplining himself to eat only healthy foods.
synonyms:
organize, train
similar words:
control, exercise, govern, manage
definition 3: If someone disciplines a person or animal for breaking a rule or doing something wrong, they punish them for the purpose of changing their behavior.
Logan thinks his mom always disciplines him and not his sister.When Dylan's dog jumped up on a little girl at the park, her dad shouted that Dylan should discipline his dog.
synonyms:
punish
derivation: disciplined (adj.)
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