indiscipline

[ in-dis-uh-plin ]

noun

1. lack of discipline or control:

   a campus problem of student indiscipline.

2. an instance of this.

indiscipline

/ ɪnˈdɪsɪplɪn /

noun

1. lack of discipline

Other Words From

• in·disci·plina·ble adjective
• in·disci·plined adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of indiscipline¹

First recorded in 1775–85; in- ³ + discipline

Example Sentences

Should he lose, indiscipline will loom among the reasons why.

From Fortune

At this time there was a good deal of indiscipline in the garrison, with which General Elliot dealt severely.

From Project Gutenberg

The desultoriness, the indiscipline of the patriots restored to the Government its immaculate character of September.

From Project Gutenberg

Doubtless the laxity and indiscipline he might observe would produce a not dissimilar revulsion.

From Project Gutenberg

With soldierly instinct, he recognized that the indiscipline of the camp was an effect and not a cause.

From Project Gutenberg

Aboard the Arabella there was to be none of the ruffianly indiscipline that normally prevailed in buccaneering vessels.

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Related Words

• immorality
• impropriety
• insubordination
• misconduct
• misdeed
• transgression
• wrongdoing