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Synonyms for indiscipline


Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-dis-uh-plin
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈdɪs ə plɪn

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Définition of indiscipline

Origin :
  • 1783, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + discipline (n.). Indisciplined as a past participle adjective is attested from c.1400.
  • As in insubordination : noun disobedience
  • As in misbehavior : noun naughty act, conduct
  • As in misdoing : noun misbehavior
  • As in naughtiness : noun misbehavior
  • As in disarray : noun disorder, confusion, mess
  • As in disobedience : noun misbehavior; noncompliance with rules
Example sentences :
  • Subject to indiscipline, they have many a fault to find with him who is well educated.
  • Extract from : « The Sportsman » by Xenophon
  • He took over a command where slackness and indiscipline were general.
  • Extract from : « The Armed Forces Officer » by U. S. Department of Defense
  • Queen, the pathetic victim of the indiscipline of her own impulses, was gone.
  • Extract from : « The Pretty Lady » by Arnold E. Bennett
  • This abnormal concurrence of indiscipline was extremely unlucky for the bishop.
  • Extract from : « Soul of a Bishop » by H. G. Wells
  • The commandants were at variance and there was indiscipline in the laagers.
  • Extract from : « A Handbook of the Boer War » by Gale and Polden, Limited
  • The canker of indiscipline and the wine of liberty have shaken the Russian Army to its foundations.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Sept. 19, 1917 » by Various
  • At this time there was a good deal of indiscipline in the garrison, with which General Elliot dealt severely.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 » by Various
  • Nor do we want to run the risks of indiscipline and disorderliness resulting from such individual action.
  • Extract from : « The War and Unity » by Various
  • The indiscipline of the National Guard contrasts strangely with the patriotism of their words.
  • Extract from : « Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris » by Henry Labouchre
  • Indiscipline has been the curse of the French army since the commencement of the war, and it will continue to be so to the end.
  • Extract from : « Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris » by Henry Labouchre

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