Complete Definition of "discipline"

English

Pronunciation
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Noun
en-noun

  1. controlled behaviour; self-control
  2. enforced compliance or control
  3. a systematic method of obtaining obedience
  4. a state of order based on submission to authority
  5. punishment intended to train
  6. a set of rules regulating behaviour
  7. a specific branch or knowledge or learning
  8. flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification
  9. a category in which a certain sport belongs, or a sub-category of said sport.

Translations
trans-top|controlled behaviour
Czech: káze� f, disciplína f
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Hebrew: �ש�עת (mishma'at) f
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trans-top|specific branch or knowledge or learning
Czech: disciplína f
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Verb
en-verb|disciplin|ing

  1. transitive To train someone by instruction and practice.
  2. transitive To teach someone to obey authority.
  3. transitive To punish someone in order to gain control.
  4. transitive To impose order on someone.

Related terms
disciplined
disciplinable
disciplinarian

Category:English abstract nouns
Category:English transitive verbs


Italian

Noun
discipline f

  1. plural of|disciplina|lang=Italian

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