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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. obsolete : instruction
training that makes people more willing to obey or more able to control themselves, often in the form of rules, and punishments if these are broken, or the behaviour produced by this training: parental / military / school discipline. There should be tougher discipline in schools.
an activity, exercise, or regimen that develops or improves a skill; training: Sticking to specific and regular mealtimes is excellent discipline for many dieters. a branch of instruction or learning: the disciplines of history and economics. punishment inflicted by way of correction and training.
Discipline is the self-control that is gained by requiring that rules or orders be obeyed, and the ability to keep working at something that is difficult. Disciplinarians believe that such self-control is of the utmost importance and enforce a set of rules that aim to develop such behavior.
verb. develop behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control. “Parents must discipline their children” synonyms: check, condition, train. groom, prepare, train.
a : control that is gained by requiring that rules or orders be obeyed and punishing bad behavior. The teacher has a hard time maintaining discipline in the classroom. b : a way of behaving that shows a willingness to obey rules or orders. The troops were praised for their dedication and discipline.
[countable] a method of training your mind or body or of controlling your behaviour; an area of activity where this is necessary. Yoga is a good discipline for learning to relax. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. [uncountable] the ability to control your behaviour or the way you live, work, etc.
What does the noun discipline mean? There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun discipline , three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
DISCIPLINE definition: 1. the control of people's behaviour using rules and punishments: 2. the ability to control your…. Learn more.
Discipline is the practice of making people obey rules or standards of behaviour, and punishing them when they do not. Order and discipline have been placed in the hands of headmasters and governing bodies.
