discipline

noun
/ˈdɪsɪplɪn/

A controlled behaviour; self-control.

Other meanings

An enforced compliance or control.
A systematic method of obtaining obedience.

Related words

antidiscipline
counterdiscipline
disciplinability
disciplineless
disciplinism
disciplinist
indiscipline
interdiscipline
metadiscipline
multidiscipline
nondiscipline
pseudo-discipline

Example sentences

“No one said self-discipline was easy.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Improving yourself requires discipline.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "disciplina" (instruction).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “discipline” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.