discipline

/ˈdɪ.sə.plɪn/ · noun

Meaning

A controlled behaviour; self-control.
A specific branch of knowledge or learning.
To train someone by instruction and practice.
To teach someone to obey authority.
To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
To impose order on someone.

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Related words

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Sources

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