top definitions
related content
examples
british

indiscipline

[ in-dis-uh-plin ]

/ ɪnˈdɪs ə plɪn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR indiscipline ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

lack of discipline or control: a campus problem of student indiscipline.

an instance of this.

Origin of indiscipline

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

OTHER WORDS FROM indiscipline

in·dis·ci·plin·a·ble, adjective in·dis·ci·plined, adjective

Words nearby indiscipline

indirect transfusion, indirect vision, indirection, indiscernible, indiscerptible, indiscipline, indiscoverable, indiscreet, indiscrete, indiscretion, indiscriminate

Example sentences from the Web for indiscipline

Nor do we want to run the risks of indiscipline and disorderliness resulting from such individual action.

The War and Unity |Various
Subject to indiscipline, they have many a fault to find with him who is well educated.

The Sportsman |Xenophon
There were some, however, who withstood this wide contagion of indiscipline and despondency.

History of the Expedition to Russia |Count Philip de Segur
The commandants were at variance and there was indiscipline in the laagers.

A Handbook of the Boer War |Gale and Polden, Limited

He took over a command where slackness and indiscipline were general.

The Armed Forces Officer |U. S. Department of Defense

British Dictionary definitions for indiscipline

indiscipline

/ (ɪnˈdɪsɪplɪn) /

noun

lack of discipline