discipline

/ˈdɪsəplɪn/ noun

Definition

CONTROL [U] › when people's behaviour is controlled using rules and punishments: There should be better discipline in schools.

SELF CONTROL [U] › when you can control your own behaviour carefully: I don't have enough discipline to save money.

KNOWLEDGE [C] formal › a particular subject of study: the scientific disciplines → See also self-discipline

(Definition of discipline noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

whatever happens

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.