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The trait of lacking discipline
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indiscipline
Word definitions for indiscipline in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A freedom is generated which has its phases of indiscipline , licence, chaos. ▪ But after experiencing this period of fiscal indiscipline , I believe the atmosphere in Washington has changed. ▪ Clinton's past indiscipline helped ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the trait of lacking discipline [syn: undiscipline ] [ant: discipline ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Lack of discipline.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Indiscipline \In*dis"ci*pline\, n. [L. indisplina: cf. F. indiscipline. See In- not, and Discipline .] Lack of discipline or instruction. [R.]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
" Indiscipline " is a song by King Crimson , from the 1981 album Discipline . The song has become a fan favorite over the years and was often played live. On the Beat tour, for example, it closed all of the shows and began with a Bill Bruford drum solo. ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1783, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + discipline (n.). Indisciplined as a past participle adjective is attested from c.1400.
Usage examples of indiscipline.
All the great Orders arose from dissatisfaction with the priests: that of the Franciscans with priestly snobbery, that of the Dominicans with priestly laziness and Laodiceanism, that of the Jesuits with priestly apathy and ignorance and indiscipline.
Sometimes it was a low-level code violation but there were other, more serious cases of indiscipline, assault on an Exec, blackjacking, smoking grass, or, worse still, cowardice in the face of the enemy.