indiscipline
/in'disiplin/
Definition
Noun: 1. The trait or quality of lacking discipline; a failure or refusal to submit to control, order, or established rules. It refers to a state of being unruly, uncontrolled, or disobedient. 2. An instance or act demonstrating a lack of discipline.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The team's poor performance was blamed on a general indiscipline within the squad.
- Chronic lateness is a form of indiscipline that employers cannot tolerate.
- The teacher struggled to manage the classroom due to the students' indiscipline.
Advanced Usage
- "To breed indiscipline": To create an environment or situation that encourages a lack of discipline.
- Inconsistent enforcement of rules can breed indiscipline.
- "A lapse into indiscipline": A temporary failure to maintain discipline.
- After the successful campaign, the army experienced a brief lapse into indiscipline.
Variants and Related Words
- Indisciplined (adjective): Lacking in discipline; unruly.
- The indisciplined troops were a liability.
- Self-indiscipline (noun): A lack of control over one's own impulses or behavior.
- His failure was due more to self-indiscipline than to a lack of talent.
Synonyms
- Unruliness
- Disobedience
- Insubordination
- Disorderliness
- Waywardness
Antonyms
- Discipline
- Obedience
- Orderliness
- Self-control
Related Phrases
- A breakdown in discipline: A serious failure of the established system of control.
- The riot signaled a complete breakdown in discipline.
- To curb indiscipline: To take action to reduce or stop unruly behavior.
- The new principal implemented strict measures to curb indiscipline.
Noun
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the trait of lacking discipline
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