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discipline.

A controlled behaviour; self-control.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɪsɪplɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɪsəplɪn/Canada, General-American[ˈd̥ɪsɪ̽plɪ̈n]Canada, General-American/ˈdɪsəplən/Canada, General-American

  1. A controlled behaviour; self-control.

    countable · uncountable

  2. A controlled behaviour; self-control. An enforced compliance or control.

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  3. A controlled behaviour; self-control. A systematic method of obtaining obedience.

    countable · uncountable

  4. A controlled behaviour; self-control. A state of order based on submission to authority.

    countable · uncountable

  5. A controlled behaviour; self-control. A set of rules regulating behaviour.

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  6. A controlled behaviour; self-control. A punishment to train or maintain control.

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  7. A controlled behaviour; self-control. A punishment to train or maintain control. A whip used for self-flagellation.

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  8. A controlled behaviour; self-control. A punishment to train or maintain control. A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.

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  9. A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.

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    academic disciplines

  10. A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice. A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.

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Where this word comes from

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”).

verb/ˈdɪsɪplɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdɪsəplɪn/Canada, General-American[ˈd̥ɪsɪ̽plɪ̈n]Canada, General-American/ˈdɪsəplən/Canada, General-American

  1. To train someone by instruction and practice.

    transitive

  2. To teach someone to obey authority.

    transitive

  3. To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.

    transitive

  4. To impose order on someone.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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”).

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