discipline

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman, from Old French descipline, from Latin disciplina (“instruction”), from discipulus (“pupil”), influenced by disco (“to learn”), from Proto-Indo-European *dek- (“(cause to) accept”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɪsɪplɪn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɪsəplɪn/, [ˈd̥ɪsɪ̽plɪ̈n] (South Asia) IPA(key): /ɖɪˈsɪplɪn/ === Noun === discipline (countable and uncountable, plural disciplines) A controlled behaviour; self-control. Antonym: spontaneity An enforced compliance or control. A systematic method of obtaining obedience. 1973, Bible (New International Version), Hebrews 12:7: Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? A state of order based on submission to authority. A set of rules regulating behaviour. A punishment to train or maintain control. Synonyms: penalty, sanction; see also Thesaurus:penalty (Catholicism) A whip used for self-flagellation. A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification. A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice. Synonyms: field, sphere Near-synonyms: specialty, speciality, specialism academic disciplines A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== castigation stricture === Verb === discipline (third-person singular simple present disciplines, present participle disciplining, simple past and past participle disciplined) (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. ==== Synonyms ==== drill ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== disciplined disciplinable disciplinarian ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch discipline, from Old French discipline, from Latin disciplīna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌdi.siˈpli.nə/, /ˌdɪ.siˈpli.nə/ Hyphenation: dis‧ci‧pli‧ne Rhymes: -inə === Noun === discipline f (plural disciplines, diminutive disciplinetje n) discipline, self-control Synonyms: zelfbeheersing, zelfcontrole discipline, regime of forcing compliance discipline, sanction Synonym: tucht discipline, branch Synonym: tak ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== discipel ongedisciplineerd ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: dissipline → Indonesian: disiplin == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /di.si.plin/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin disciplīna. ==== Noun ==== discipline f (plural disciplines) discipline, sanction discipline, self-control discipline, branch ===== Derived terms ===== disciplinaire discipliner ===== Related terms ===== disciple ===== Descendants ===== → Turkish: disiplin === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== discipline inflection of discipliner: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “discipline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === discipline f pl plural of disciplina == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Verb === discipline inflection of disciplinar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === discipline inflection of disciplinar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative