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- pronunciation:
- dI
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plihn
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
training of the body or mind to bring about desired results, particularly orderliness and obedience.
The army uses various methods of discipline to prepare soldiers for fighting.- synonyms:
- drill, regimen, training
- similar words:
- exercise, practice, routine, schooling
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| definition 2: |
control or determination brought about by training; self-control.
Getting up before dawn to run several miles each morning requires discipline.He wrote well, but he lacked the discipline to write professionally.- similar words:
- regulation
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| definition 3: |
punishment for the sake of training or correction.
The child's parents don't believe in spanking as a useful form of discipline.- synonyms:
- chastisement, correction, punishment
- similar words:
- penalty, reprimand
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| definition 4: |
an area of study or learning.
Astronomy and biology are scientific disciplines.- synonyms:
- field, subject
- similar words:
- course, curriculum, major, science, specialty
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| related words: |
culture, domain, government, leash, orbit, order |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
disciplines, disciplining, disciplined |
| definition 1: |
to train or cause to act in accordance with rules or guiding principles.
Good coaching and practice helped to discipline the team.- synonyms:
- coach, drill, train
- similar words:
- break in, exercise, instruct, prime, school, teach
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| definition 2: |
to exercise control over (oneself), esp. in abiding by one's own decisions.
He has to discipline himself to work more effectively.She's trying to discipline herself to avoid snack foods.- synonyms:
- organize, train
- similar words:
- control, exercise, govern, manage, regiment, regulate
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| definition 3: |
to punish for the sake of training or correcting.
His mother disciplined him severely when she heard he hadn't been going to school.- synonyms:
- chastise, punish
- similar words:
- castigate, chasten, penalize
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| related words: |
chastise, cultivate, educate, form, mortify, nurture, practice, program, punish, scourge, train |
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| derivation: |
disciplined (adj.) |
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