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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•ci•pline /ˈdɪsəplɪn/USA pronunciation n., v., -plined, -plin•ing. n. - training to act in accordance with rules;
drill:[uncountable]military discipline. - exercise that develops a skill;
training:[uncountable]Working at the typewriter every day is good discipline for a writer. - behavior in accord with rules of conduct:[uncountable]keeping good discipline in an army.
- punishment given by way of correction and training:[uncountable]Discipline consisted of demerits for incorrect answers.
- the training effect of experience, difficulty, etc.:[uncountable]the harsh discipline of poverty.
- a branch of instruction or learning:[countable]the disciplines of history and economics.
v. [~ + object] - to train by instruction and exercise;
drill:His dog was disciplined by a professional trainer. - to punish or penalize;
correct:Those teachers weren't afraid to discipline their students.
dis•ci•plined, adj.: The strictly disciplined army continued to march. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•ci•pline (dis′ə plin),USA pronunciation n., v., -plined, -plin•ing. n. - training to act in accordance with rules; drill:military 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. - punishment inflicted by way of correction and training.
- the rigor or training effect of experience, adversity, etc.:the harsh discipline of poverty.
- behavior in accord with rules of conduct;
behavior and order maintained by training and control:good discipline in an army. - a set or system of rules and regulations.
- Religion[Eccles.]the system of government regulating the practice of a church as distinguished from its doctrine.
- an instrument of punishment, esp. a whip or scourge, used in the practice of self-mortification or as an instrument of chastisement in certain religious communities.
- a branch of instruction or learning:the disciplines of history and economics.
v.t. - to train by instruction and exercise;
drill. - to bring to a state of order and obedience by training and control.
- to punish or penalize in order to train and control;
correct;
chastise.
- Latin disciplīna instruction, tuition, equivalent. to discipul(us) disciple + -ina -ine2
- Anglo-French
- Middle English 1175–1225
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged chastisement, castigation.
- 12.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See punish.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: discipline /ˈdɪsɪplɪn/ n - training or conditions imposed for the improvement of physical powers, self-control, etc
- systematic training in obedience to regulations and authority
- the state of improved behaviour, etc, resulting from such training or conditions
- punishment or chastisement
- a system of rules for behaviour, methods of practice, etc
- a branch of learning or instruction
- the laws governing members of a Church
vb (transitive)- to improve or attempt to improve the behaviour, orderliness, etc, of by training, conditions, or rules
- to punish or correct
Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin disciplīna teaching, from discipulus discipleˈdisciˌplinable adj disciplinal /ˌdɪsɪˈplaɪnəl; ˈdɪsɪˌplɪnəl/ adj ˈdisciˌpliner n |