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- Dictionarydisciplined/ˈdɪsɪplɪnd/
adjective
- 1. showing a controlled form of behaviour or way of working: "a disciplined approach to management"
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adjective. uk / ˈdɪsəplɪnd / us. Add to word list. able to carefully control the way that you work, live, or behave, especially to achieve a goal: a disciplined manager. disciplined with sth If you're disciplined with your money you could pay off a credit card within six months.
training that makes people more willing to obey or more able to control themselves, often in the form of rules, and punishments if these are broken, or the behaviour produced by this training: parental / military / school discipline. There should be tougher discipline in schools.
1. a. : control gained by enforcing obedience or order. b. : orderly or prescribed conduct or pattern of behavior. c. : self-control. 2. : punishment. 3. : training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral character. 4. : a field of study. 5. : a rule or system of rules governing conduct or activity. 6. obsolete : instruction
The meaning of DISCIPLINED is marked by or possessing discipline. How to use disciplined in a sentence.
When you have discipline, you have self-control. When you discipline children, you are either teaching them to be well-behaved, or you are punishing and correcting them. The origins of this word offer great clues about its current meanings. The Old French descepline referred to punishment and suffering.
If someone is disciplined for something that they have done wrong, they are punished for it. The workman was disciplined by his company but not dismissed. American English : discipline / ˈdɪsɪplɪn /
Discipline definition: training to act in accordance with rules; drill. See examples of DISCIPLINE used in a sentence.
