1 [U] the practice of training people to obey rules and orders and punishing them if they do not; the controlled behaviour or situation that results from this training:
The school has a reputation for high standards of discipline. * Strict discipline is imposed on army recruits. * She keeps good discipline in class. * Lack of discipline at home meant that many pupils found it difficult to settle in to the ordered environment of the school.
2 [C] 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.
3 [U] the ability to control your behaviour or the way you live, work, etc:
He'll never get anywhere working for himself-he's got no discipline. * Her determination and discipline were admirable.
seealsoSELF-DISCIPLINE
4 [C] an area of knowledge; a subject that people study or are taught, especially in a university:
The new recruits were drawn from a range of academic disciplines.
Part of speech: verb
1 [VN] ~ sb (for sth) to punish sb for sth they have done:
The officers were disciplined for using racist language.
2 [VN] to train sb, especially a child, to obey particular rules and control the way they behave:
a guide to the best ways of disciplining your child
3 ~ yourself to control the way you behave and make yourself do things that you believe you should do:
[VNtoinf] He disciplined himself to exercise at least three times a week. * [VN] Dieting is a matter of disciplining yourself.
disciplined adjective:
a disciplined army / team * a disciplined approach to work
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