dis·ci·pline (d s  -pln)n. 1. Training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement. 2. Controlled behavior resulting from disciplinary training; self-control. 3. a. Control obtained by enforcing compliance or order. b. A systematic method to obtain obedience: a military discipline. c. A state of order based on submission to rules and authority: a teacher who demanded discipline in the classroom. 4. Punishment intended to correct or train. 5. A set of rules or methods, as those regulating the practice of a church or monastic order. 6. A branch of knowledge or teaching. tr.v. dis·ci·plined, dis·ci·plin·ing, dis·ci·plines 1. To train by instruction and practice, especially to teach self-control to. 2. To teach to obey rules or accept authority. See Synonyms at teach. 3. To punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience. See Synonyms at punish. 4. To impose order on: needed to discipline their study habits. [Middle English, from Old French descepline, from Latin discipl  na, from discipulus, pupil; see disciple.]dis ci·pli·nal (-pl-nl) adj.dis ci·plin er n. |
discipline [ˈdɪsɪplɪn]
n
1. training or conditions imposed for the improvement of physical powers, self-control, etc.
2. (Social Science / Education) systematic training in obedience to regulations and authority
3. the state of improved behaviour, etc., resulting from such training or conditions
4. punishment or chastisement
5. a system of rules for behaviour, methods of practice, etc.
6. (Social Science / Education) a branch of learning or instruction
7. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the laws governing members of a Church
8. a scourge of knotted cords
vb (tr)
1. to improve or attempt to improve the behaviour, orderliness, etc., of by training, conditions, or rules
2. to punish or correct
[from Latin disciplīna teaching, from discipulus disciple]
disciplinable adj
disciplinal [ˌdɪsɪˈplaɪnəl ˈdɪsɪplɪnəl] adj
discipliner n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | discipline - a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" occultism - the study of the supernatural communication theory, communications - the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); "communications is his major field of study" major - the principal field of study of a student at a university; "her major is linguistics" frontier - an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development; "he worked at the frontier of brain science" genealogy - the study or investigation of ancestry and family history allometry - the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole bibliotics - the scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity ology - an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge science, scientific discipline - a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics" architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use" applied science, engineering science, technology, engineering - the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study" futuristics, futurology - the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts - studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences" theology, divinity - the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth military science - the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare escapology - the study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment) graphology - the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition) numerology - the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs protology - the study of origins and first things; "To Christians, protology refers to God's fundamental purpose for humanity" theogony - the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods |
| 2. | discipline - 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"; system of rules, system - a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender" | |
| 3. | discipline - the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops" trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature self-denial, self-discipline - the trait of practicing self discipline restraint, control - discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself" indiscipline, undiscipline - the trait of lacking discipline | |
| 4. | discipline - training to improve strength or self-control | |
| 5. | discipline - the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received" spanking - the act of slapping on the buttocks; "he gave the brat a good spanking" | |
| Verb | 1. | discipline - develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" make grow, develop - cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" mortify - practice self-denial of one's body and appetites |
| 2. | discipline - punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" |
discipline
noun
1. control, rule, authority, direction, regulation, supervision, orderliness, strictness the need for strict discipline in military units
2. punishment, penalty, correction, chastening, chastisement, punitive measures, castigation Order and discipline have been placed in the hands of headmasters.
3. self-control, control, restraint, self-discipline, coolness, cool, willpower, calmness, self-restraint, orderliness, self-mastery, strength of mind or will His image of calm, control and discipline that appealed to voters.
4. training, practice, exercise, method, regulation, drill, regimen inner disciplines like transcendental meditation
5. field of study, area, subject, theme, topic, course, curriculum, speciality, subject matter, branch of knowledge, field of inquiry or reference appropriate topics for the new discipline of political science
Translations
discipline [ˈdɪsɪplɪn]
A. N
1. (= obedience) → disciplina f; (= punishment) → castigo m; (= self-control) → autodisciplina f
to keep or maintain discipline → mantener la disciplina
to keep or maintain discipline → mantener la disciplina
2. (= field of study) → disciplina f
B. VT
2. (= control) [+ child] → disciplinar; [+ one's mind] → adiestrar
to discipline o.s. (to do sth) → disciplinarse(para hacer algo)
to discipline o.s. (to do sth) → disciplinarse(para hacer algo)
discipline [ˈdɪsɪplɪn]
n
[children, pupils] → discipline f (= punishment) → punition f
(= self-control) → discipline f
(= branch of knowledge) → discipline f
vt
(= control) → discipliner
to discipline o.s. → s'autodiscipliner
to discipline o.s. to do sth → s'astreindre à faire qch
to discipline o.s. → s'autodiscipliner
to discipline o.s. to do sth → s'astreindre à faire qch
(= punish) → punir
discipline
n (all senses) → Disziplin f; (= punishment) → disziplinarische Maßnahmen pl; to maintain discipline → die Disziplin aufrechterhalten
discipline [ˈdɪsɪplɪn]
discipline [ˈdɪsɪplɪn]
1. n → disciplina; (punishment) → punizione f, castigo
to keep/maintain discipline → tenere/mantenere la disciplina
to keep/maintain discipline → tenere/mantenere la disciplina
2. vt (punish) → punire, castigare
to discipline o.s. to do sth → imporsi di fare qc
to discipline o.s → darsi una regola
to discipline o.s. to do sth → imporsi di fare qc
to discipline o.s → darsi una regola
discipline [ˈdɪsɪplɪn]
1. n → disciplina; (punishment) → punizione f, castigo
to keep/maintain discipline → tenere/mantenere la disciplina
to keep/maintain discipline → tenere/mantenere la disciplina
n discipline [ˈdisiplin]
1 training in an orderly way of life All children need discipline. dissipline, tug نِظام، تَدْريب على النِّظام дисциплина disciplína disciplin die Erziehung πειθαρχία disciplina distsipliin انضباط؛ نظم و ترتیب kurinalaisuus discipline מִשמַעַת अनुशासन disciplina, samokontrola fegyelmezés disiplin hegðunarreglur, agi disciplina 訓練 훈련 disciplina, tvarka disciplīna disiplin tucht disiplin dyscyplina disciplina disciplină дисциплина disciplína red, disciplina disciplina fostran การฝึกฝน disiplin, terbiye 紀律 дисципліна; порядок نظم و ضبط sự rèn luyện 纪律
2 strict self-control (amongst soldiers etc). selfbeheersing إنْضِباط дисциплина disciplína disciplin die Disziplin αυτοπειθαρχία disciplina enesedistsipliin خودداری؛ خودمهاری itsekuri discipline מִשמַעַת आत्मनियंत्रण stega fegyelem disiplin agi disciplina 規律 수련 disciplina disciplīna; disciplinētība peraturan zelftucht disiplin, orden dyscyplina disciplină дисциплинированность disciplína samoobvladovanje disciplina disciplin วินัย disiplin, nizam, intizam 風紀 дисципліна سخت قابو kỷ luật 风纪
v
1 to bring under control You must discipline yourself so that you do not waste time. orde يُسَيْطِر، يَضْبط възпитавам ukáznit (se) disciplinere zu Disziplin erziehen πειθαρχώ disciplinar korrale allutama منضبط کردن pyrkiä kurinalaisuuteen (se) discipliner לְחָנֵך לְמִשמַעַת अनुशासित करना disciplinirati fegyelmez mendisiplinkan aga disciplinare, tenere in disciplina 訓練する 훈련하다 disciplinuoti, drausminti disciplinēt mengikut peraturan zich beheersen disiplinere pracować nad, kontrolować disciplinar a (se) disciplina дисциплинировать zdisciplinovať (sa), vycvičiť sa v red spraviti disciplinovati disciplinera ฝึกฝน kontrol/idare etmek 使有紀律 дисциплінувати قابو میں رکھنا rèn luyện 使有纪律
2 to punish The students who caused the disturbance have been disciplined. gedissiplineer يُعاقِب наказвам potrestat straffe bestrafen τιμωρώ castigar karistama تنبیه کردن kurittaa punir לְהָעֲנִיש सजा देना kazniti büntet menghukum aga; refsa castigare, punire 懲らしめる 벌하다 nubausti sodīt (par disciplīnas pārkāpumu) menghukum straffen straffe, tukte karać castigar a pedepsi наказывать potrestať kaznovati kazniti bestraffa ลงโทษ cezalandırmak, disipline sokmak 懲罰 карати سزا دینا thi hành kỷ luật 惩罚
adj disciplinary
1 of discipline. dissiplinêre tugmaatreëls نِظامي дисциплинарен kázeňský disciplin- erzieherisch πειθαρχικός disciplinario distsiplinaar- انضباطی kurinpito- disciplinaire מִשמַעַתִי अनुशासनिक disciplinarno fegyelmi disipliner aga-, hegðunar- disciplinare 訓練の 훈련의 disciplinuojantis disciplinējošs peraturan disciplinair disiplinær, disiplin- dyscyplinarny disciplinar disciplinar дисциплинарный disciplinárny disciplinski disciplinski disciplinär ซึ่งยึดถือระเบียบวินัย disipline ait 紀律的 такий, що дисциплінує; виправний نظم و ضابطہ سے متعلق thuộc về kỷ luật 纪律的
2 intended as punishment disciplinary action. tug oefening تأديبي наказателен disciplinární disciplinær Disziplinar-... πειθαρχικός disciplinario karistus- تنبیهی؛ کیفری rangaistus- disciplinaire מִשמַעַתִי अनुशासनिक कार्रवाई इत्यादि disciplinska mjera fegyelmi hukuman refsingar-, sem ætlað er að bæta aga disciplinare 懲戒の 징계적인 drausminantis, drausminis disciplinārs berkenaan hukuman straf- som refs/straff, straffe- dyscyplinarny disciplinar disciplinar дисциплинарный disciplinárny kazenski disciplinski disciplinär ซึ่งเป็นการลงโทษ disiplini sağlayıcı 懲戒性的 дисциплінарний سزا کے طور پر اٹھایا گیا قدم đưa vào kỷ luật 惩戒性的
discipline → تأديب disciplína disciplin Disziplin πειθαρχία disciplina kuri discipline disciplina disciplina 規律 규율 discipline disiplin dyscyplina disciplina дисциплина disciplin ข้อบังคับ disiplin kỷ luật 纪律
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