Discipline

A branch of knowledge

Develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

Has types

Mortify

Examples

Parents must discipline their children

The act of disciplining

Synonyms

Correction

Has types

Spanking

Derivation

Disciplinary

Examples

The offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received

Punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience

Examples

The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently

A system of rules of conduct or method of practice

Examples

He quickly learned the discipline of prison routine

For such a plan to work requires discipline

The trait of being well behaved

Type of

Trait

Antonyms

Indiscipline

Derivation

Disciplinary

Examples

He insisted on discipline among the troops

Training to improve strength or self-control

Has types

Yoga

Derivation

Disciplinary