discipline
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(noun) training to improve strength or self-control |
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Related Words: grooming, preparation, training |
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(noun) the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received" |
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Synonyms: correction |
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Related Words: penalization, penalty, punishment, spanking |
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(verb) punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" |
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Synonyms: correct, sort out |
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Related Words: penalize, punish |
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(verb) train by instruction and practice; esp. to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children" |
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Synonyms: check, condition, train |
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Related Words: develop, make grow |
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(noun) the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops" |
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Related Words: control, restraint, self-denial, self-discipline, trait |
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Antonyms: indiscipline |
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(noun) a system of rules of conduct or method of practice; "he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine" or "for such a plan to work requires discipline" |
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Related Words: system, system of rules |
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(noun) a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" |
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Synonyms: branch of knowledge, field, field of study, study, subject, subject area, subject field |
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Related Words: allometry, applied science, architecture, arts, bibliotics, divinity, engineering, engineering science, frontier, humanistic discipline, humanities, knowledge base, knowledge domain, liberal arts, military science, ology, science, scientific discipline, technology, theology |
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