discipline

/ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/

nounverbdis · ci · pline

Think: “DIS + C + PLAIN” — discipline means you don’t complain; you stay steady and follow the plan.

Yes, it's discipline. Watch the ending: it’s **-pline** (like “line”), not **-plinee** or **-plin**.

Definitions

  1. nountraining that helps someone learn to follow rules or control their behavior
  2. nouna field of study or branch of knowledge
  3. verbto train someone to obey rules or to improve behavior, sometimes by correcting or punishing

Examples

  • It takes discipline to practice the piano every day, even when you feel tired.
  • Science is a discipline that relies on careful observation and testing.
  • The coach did not discipline the team harshly; instead, she set clear expectations.

Synonyms

self-controltrainingorderrestraintfield

Antonyms

disorderchaos

Translations

ES disciplinaPT disciplinaFR discipline

Common misspellings

disiplinediscplinedisiplenediciplinedisiplindisciplenedisciplnedisiplinee

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