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indiscipline

American  
[in-dis-uh-plin] / ɪnˈdɪs ə plɪn /

noun

  1. lack of discipline or control.

    a campus problem of student indiscipline.

  2. an instance of this.

indiscipline British  
/ ɪnˈdɪsɪplɪn /

noun

  1. lack of discipline

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Other Word Forms

  • indisciplinable adjective
  • indisciplined adjective

Etymology

Origin of indiscipline

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

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