indiscipline

/in'disiplin/

Thân thiện

The teacher addressed the issue of indiscipline in the classroom.

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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the trait of lacking discipline

Từ đồng nghĩa

• undiscipline