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      discipline
      noun
      A controlled behaviour; self-control.
      An enforced compliance or control.
      A set of rules regulating behaviour.
      A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.
      A state of order based on submission to authority.
      A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
      A punishment to train or maintain control.
      A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
      (Catholicism) A whip used for self-flagellation.
      A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
      verb
      (transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
      (transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
      (transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
      (transitive) To impose order on someone.
      Roots
      disciplinadisciplin- · Latin · instruction
      Synonyms for discipline
      punishmentndecorumntrainingncorrectionnchastisementnstrictnessnsubdisciplinepunishvrestraintninstructionn
      Words related to discipline
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