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indiscipline

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Lack of discipline.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the trait of lacking discipline

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: undiscipline

Antonyms: discipline

Broader terms: trait

Narrower terms: indulgence, self-indulgence, dissoluteness, incontinence, self-gratification, unrestraint

History

Etymology

From French indiscipline, from Middle French [Term?], from Late Latin indisciplina.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: ongedisciplineerdheid — Translations
  • Finnish: kurittomuus — Translations
  • French: indiscipline — Translations
  • German: Disziplinlosigkeit — Translations
  • German: Undiszipliniertheit — Translations
  • Italian: indisciplina — Translations
  • Polish: brak dyscypliny — Translations