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- Dictionarydiscipline/ˈdɪsɪplɪn/
noun
- 1. the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience: "a lack of proper parental and school discipline" Similar
- 2. a branch of knowledge, typically one studied in higher education: "sociology is a fairly new discipline" Similar
verb
- 1. train (someone) to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience: "many parents have been afraid to discipline their children" Similar
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1. a. : control gained by enforcing obedience or order. b. : orderly or prescribed conduct or pattern of behavior. c. : self-control. 2. : punishment. 3. : training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral character. 4. : a field of study. 5. : a rule or system of rules governing conduct or activity. 6.
DISCIPLINE definition: 1. training that makes people more willing to obey or more able to control themselves, often in the…. Learn more.
Discipline is the practice of making people obey rules or standards of behaviour, and punishing them when they do not.
The word discipline is defined as imparting knowledge and skill, in other words, to teach. In its most general sense, discipline refers to systematic instruction given to a disciple. To discipline means to instruct a person to follow a particular code of conduct.
DISCIPLINE meaning: 1. training that makes people more willing to obey or more able to control themselves, often in the…. Learn more.
Discipline definition: training to act in accordance with rules; drill. See examples of DISCIPLINE used in a sentence.
Definitions of discipline. noun. 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 ” see more. noun. a branch of knowledge. “in what discipline is his doctorate?”