discipline

Definition

Examples

Good time management requires a great deal of self discipline.

Word Family

Synonyms

• order(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
• trainpublic transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive

Collocations

• Easy school discipline rules
  to school discipline rules, meaning to educate in or as if in a school
• Medium maintain workplace discipline
  to keep in good condition or preserve regarding workplace discipline
• Hard strict fiscal discipline required
  describing strict fiscal discipline required (rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard)
• Very Hard enforce stringent discipline on offenders
  to enforce stringent discipline on offenders, meaning to ensure observance of laws and rules