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DISCIPLINE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Training to improve strength or self-control

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("discipline" is a kind of...):

grooming; preparation; training (activity leading to skilled behavior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discipline"):

yoga (discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion)

Derivation:

disciplinary (designed to promote discipline)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of disciplining

Example:

the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received

Synonyms:

correction; discipline

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("discipline" is a kind of...):

penalisation; penalization; penalty; punishment (the act of punishing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discipline"):

spanking (the act of slapping on the buttocks)

Derivation:

disciplinary (relating to discipline in behavior)

discipline (punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The trait of being well behaved

Example:

he insisted on discipline among the troops

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("discipline" is a kind of...):

trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discipline"):

self-denial; self-discipline (the trait of practicing self discipline)

control; restraint (discipline in personal and social activities)

Antonym:

indiscipline (the trait of lacking discipline)

Derivation:

disciplinary (relating to discipline in behavior)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A system of rules of conduct or method of practice

Example:

for such a plan to work requires discipline

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("discipline" is a kind of...):

system; system of rules (a complex of methods or rules governing behavior)

Derivation:

discipline (develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A branch of knowledge

Example:

anthropology is the study of human beings

Synonyms:

bailiwick; discipline; field; field of study; study; subject; subject area; subject field

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("discipline" is a kind of...):

domain; knowledge base; knowledge domain (the content of a particular field of knowledge)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discipline"):

theogony (the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods)

protology (the study of origins and first things)

numerology (the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs)

graphology (the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition))

escapology (the study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment))

military science (the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare)

divinity; theology (the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth)

arts; humanistic discipline; humanities; liberal arts (studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills))

futuristics; futurology (the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions)

applied science; engineering; engineering science; technology (the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems)

landscape architecture (the art, planning, design, management, preservation and rehabilitation of the land and the design of large man-made constructs)

architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)

science; scientific discipline (a particular branch of scientific knowledge)

ology (an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge)

bibliotics (the scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity)

allometry (the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole)

genealogy (the study or investigation of ancestry and family history)

frontier (an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development)

major (the principal field of study of a student at a university)

communication theory; communications (the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.))

occultism (the study of the supernatural)

Derivation:

disciplinary (relating to a specific field of academic study)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience

Example:

The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently

Synonyms:

correct; discipline; sort out

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "discipline" is one way to...):

penalise; penalize; punish (impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

discipline (the act of disciplining)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

Example:

Is this dog trained?

Synonyms:

check; condition; discipline; train

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "discipline" is one way to...):

develop; make grow (cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development)

Verb group:

groom; prepare; train (educate for a future role or function)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "discipline"):

mortify (practice self-denial of one's body and appetites)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

discipline (a system of rules of conduct or method of practice)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Used for the scientific discipline as a whole or for specific epidemiological factors or findings (e.g., AIDS incidence or prevalence statistics).

(AIDS Epidemiology, NCI Thesaurus)

The world's leading professional organization representing physicians of all oncology disciplines and subspecialties.

(American Society of Clinical Oncology, NCI Thesaurus)

This data collection enables multiple disciplines with special expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of carcinomas to facilitate the conduct of clinical- and laboratory-based cancer research.

(Annotated Tissue, NCI Thesaurus)

Scientific discipline concerned with the development of methods and application of these methods to detect, identify, and quantify biological materials (e.g., proteins, nucleic acids, metabolites).

(Analytical Biochemistry, NCI Thesaurus)

The system of methods followed in a particular discipline.

(Methodology, NCI Thesaurus)

Sub-discipline of immunology which investigates the molecular interaction involved in antigen recognition and processing, antibody-antigen interactions, cell-cell interactions, cell death, etc.

(Molecular Immunology, NCI Thesaurus)

The master is a person of an excellent disposition and is remarkable in the ship for his gentleness and the mildness of his discipline.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

A system of words used in a particular discipline.

(Nomenclature, NCI Thesaurus)

Investigations in the disciplines concerned with the nervous system.

(Neurosciences Research, NCI Thesaurus)

We're outnumbered, I needn't tell you that, but we fight in shelter; and a minute ago I should have said we fought with discipline.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)