Definition of DISCIPLINE

discipline

Plural: disciplines

Noun

  • a branch of knowledge
    • "in what discipline is his doctorate?"
  • 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"
  • the trait of being well behaved
    • "he insisted on discipline among the troops"
  • training to improve strength or self-control
  • the act of punishing
    • "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"
  • A controlled behaviour; self-control.
  • A controlled behaviour; self-control.
  • An enforced compliance or control.
  • A controlled behaviour; self-control.
  • A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
  • A controlled behaviour; self-control.
  • A state of order based on submission to authority.
  • A controlled behaviour; self-control.
  • A set of rules regulating behaviour.
  • A controlled behaviour; self-control.
  • A punishment to train or maintain control.
  • A controlled behaviour; self-control.
  • A punishment to train or maintain control.
  • A whip used for self-flagellation.
  • A controlled behaviour; self-control.
  • A punishment to train or maintain control.
  • A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
  • A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.
  • A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.
  • A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.

Verb

  • develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
    • "Parents must discipline their children"
  • punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
    • "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
  • To train someone by instruction and practice.
  • To teach someone to obey authority.
  • To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
  • To impose order on someone.

Examples

  • academic disciplines

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman, from Old French descipline, from Latin disciplina (“instruction”), from discipulus (“pupil”), influenced by disco (“to learn”), from Proto-Indo-European *dek- (“(cause to) accept”).

Synonyms

bailiwick, check, condition, correct, correction, field, field of study, sort out, study, subject, subject area, subject field, train, drill, penalty, sanction, sphere

Scrabble Score: 15

discipline: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
discipline: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
discipline: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

discipline: valid Words With Friends Word