Definitions For Discipline

noun

  • Training to improve strength or self-control
  • The act of disciplining
  • The trait of being well behaved
  • A system of rules of conduct or method of practice
  • A branch of knowledge
  • Control that is gained by requiring that rules or orders be obeyed and punishing bad behavior
  • A way of behaving that shows a willingness to obey rules or orders
  • Behavior that is judged by how well it follows a set of rules or orders

verb

  • Punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
  • Develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
  • To punish (someone) as a way of making sure that rules or orders are obeyed
  • To train (yourself) to do something by controlling your behavior

Is Disciplines a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
20

The word Discipline is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Discipline in a Sentence

  • The teacher has a hard time maintaining discipline in the classroom.
  • The troops were praised for their dedication and discipline.
  • Some parents feel that the school's principal has been too harsh in meting out discipline.
  • She was disciplined for misbehaving in class.
  • He seems unwilling or unable to discipline his children.
  • I'm trying to discipline myself to eat less.

Synonyms for Discipline

Antonyms for Disciplines

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