discipline
noun (TRAINING) /ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/Definition
B2 [U] training that makes people more willing to obey or more able to control themselves, often in the form of rules, and punishments if these are broken, or the behaviour produced by this training: parental/military/school discipline There should be tougher discipline in schools. I don't have enough (self) discipline to save money.Teaching in general › [U] the ability to control yourself or other people, even in difficult situations: Maintaining classroom discipline (= control of the students) is the first task of every teacher.Power to control
(Definition of discipline noun (TRAINING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- apprentice verb
- blood verb
- brief verb
- civilization noun (PROCESS)
- clue sb in phrasal verb
- coach verb
- drum sth into sb phrasal verb
- educate verb
- hand sth down phrasal verb (TRADITION)
- hothousing noun
- inculcate verb
- initiate verb (TEACH)
- mainstream verb
- popularize verb (GENERAL)
- show/teach sb the ropes idiom
- teaching noun (JOB)
- train verb (PREPARE)
- tuition noun
- tutelage noun
- wean sb on sth/sb phrasal verb
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