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disciplined

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈdɪsɪplɪnd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH1 S AH0 P L AH0 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Possessing mental discipline.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Under control.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Relating to a specified kind or number of disciplines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-compounds

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4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of discipline

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

obeying the rules

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

trained mentally or physically by instruction or exercise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the beautiful coordination of his disciplined muscles
  • a disciplined mind

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կարգապահ (kargapah) — possessing mental discipline
  • Azerbaijani: intizamlı — possessing mental discipline
  • Czech: ukázněný — possessing mental discipline
  • Czech: disciplinovaný — possessing mental discipline
  • Finnish: kurinalainen — possessing mental discipline
  • French: discipliné — possessing mental discipline
  • German: diszipliniert — possessing mental discipline
  • Hindi: अनुशासित (anuśāsit) — possessing mental discipline
  • Polish: zdyscyplinowany — possessing mental discipline
  • Russian: дисциплини́рованный (disciplinírovannyj) — possessing mental discipline
  • Swedish: disciplinerad — possessing mental discipline
Real reading context

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