discipline
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a branch of knowledge
in what discipline is his doctorate?
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Sense 2 verb
develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
Parents must discipline their children
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Sense 3 noun
a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine
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Sense 4 verb
punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently
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Sense 5 noun
the trait of being well behaved
he insisted on discipline among the troops
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Sense 6 noun
training to improve strength or self-control
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Sense 7 noun
the act of punishing
the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | study |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | study |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | disciplinary |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | knowledge domain |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | occultism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | communications |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | major |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | frontier |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | genealogy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | allometry |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bibliotics |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ology |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | science |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | architecture |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | engineering science |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | futurology |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | humanistic discipline |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | theology |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | military science |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | escapology |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | graphology |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | numerology |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | protology |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | theogony |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bridle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | discipline |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | conditioner |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | trainee |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | groom |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | make grow |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mortify |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | discipline |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | system of rules |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | discipline |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | corrigible |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | corrective |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | punish |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | indiscipline |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | disciplinary |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | trait |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-denial |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | restraint |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | corrective |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | grooming |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | discipline |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | correctional |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | disciplinary |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | punishment |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | spanking |