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Word: discipline (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs, or a sub-category of said activity.
  • A controlled behaviour; self-control
  • A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification
  • An enforced compliance or control
  • A punishment to train or maintain control
  • A set of rules regulating behaviour
  • A specific branch of knowledge or learning
  • A state of order based on submission to authority
  • A systematic method of obtaining obedience

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Verb:

  • transitive To impose order on someone.
  • transitive To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
  • transitive To teach someone to obey authority.
  • transitive To train someone by instruction and practice.

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