Disipline vs. Discipline: What's the Difference?
Edited by Huma Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Published on October 11, 2023
"Disipline" is an incorrect spelling of "discipline," which refers to training or control often using a system of rules.
Which is correct: Disipline or Discipline
How to spell Discipline?
Disipline is Incorrect
Discipline is Correct
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Key Differences
"Discipline" has a 'c' after the 's', like in the word "science," which is another form of discipline.
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Oct 11, 2023
Think of "disc" before the '-ipline' to remember the 'c'.
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Oct 11, 2023
Remember that "discipline" has two 'i's, each separated by one consonant.
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Oct 11, 2023
Associate it with "disciplined," which clearly shows the 'c' in the spelling.
Sara Rehman
Oct 11, 2023
Recollect that the correct word has the same number of syllables as "chocolate" (3), and it also starts with a 'di-.'
Aimie Carlson
Oct 11, 2023
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Disipline and Discipline Definitions
Discipline
A branch of knowledge or study.
She excels in multiple academic disciplines.
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Sep 16, 2023
Discipline
To train or control by instruction and exercise.
The coach will discipline the players for tardiness.
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Sep 16, 2023
Discipline
Training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement
Was raised in the strictest discipline.
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Discipline
Control obtained by enforcing compliance or order
Military discipline.
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Discipline
Controlled behavior resulting from disciplinary training; self-control
Dieting takes a lot of discipline.
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Discipline
A state of order based on submission to rules and authority
A teacher who demanded discipline in the classroom.
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Discipline
Punishment intended to correct or train
Subjected to harsh discipline.
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Discipline
A set of rules or methods, as those regulating the practice of a church or monastic order.
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Discipline
To train by instruction and practice, as in following rules or developing self-control
The sergeant disciplined the recruits to become soldiers.
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Discipline
A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
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Discipline
The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education; development of the faculties by instruction and exercise; training, whether physical, mental, or moral.
Wife and children are a kind of discipline of humanity.
Discipline aims at the removal of bad habits and the substitution of good ones, especially those of order, regularity, and obedience.
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Discipline
Training to act in accordance with established rules; accustoming to systematic and regular action; drill.
Their wildness lose, and, quitting nature's part,Obey the rules and discipline of art.
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Discipline
Subjection to rule; submissiveness to order and control; habit of obedience.
The most perfect, who have their passions in the best discipline, are yet obliged to be constantly on their guard.
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Discipline
Severe training, corrective of faults; instruction by means of misfortune, suffering, punishment, etc.
A sharp discipline of half a century had sufficed to educate us.
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Discipline
Correction; chastisement; punishment inflicted by way of correction and training.
Giving her the discipline of the strap.
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Discipline
The enforcement of methods of correction against one guilty of ecclesiastical offenses; reformatory or penal action toward a church member.
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Discipline
Self-inflicted and voluntary corporal punishment, as penance, or otherwise; specifically, a penitential scourge.
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Discipline
A system of essential rules and duties; as, the Romish or Anglican discipline.
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Discipline
To accustom to regular and systematic action; to bring under control so as to act systematically; to train to act together under orders; to teach subordination to; to form a habit of obedience in; to drill.
Ill armed, and worse disciplined.
His mind . . . imperfectly disciplined by nature.
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Discipline
To improve by corrective and penal methods; to chastise; to correct.
Has he disciplined Aufidius soundly?
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Discipline
A branch of knowledge;
In what discipline is his doctorate?
Teachers should be well trained in their subject
Anthropology is the study of human beings
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Discipline
A system of rules of conduct or method of practice;
He quickly learned the discipline of prison routine
For such a plan to work requires discipline
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Discipline
The trait of being well behaved;
He insisted on discipline among the troops
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Discipline
The act of punishing;
The offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received
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Discipline
Train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control;
Parents must discipline their children
Is this dog trained?
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Discipline
Punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience;
The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently
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Discipline
Training or control, usually using a system of rules.
Military discipline is strict.
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Sep 16, 2023
Discipline
Self-control and forms of self-training.
He showed great discipline in his diet.
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FAQs
Why is it called discipline?
Derived from Latin "disciplina," meaning "instruction, knowledge."
Sawaira Riaz
Oct 11, 2023
Which preposition is used with discipline?
"In," as in "discipline in schools."
Sara Rehman
Oct 11, 2023
Which article is used with discipline?
"The," as in "the discipline required."
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Oct 11, 2023
Is discipline a negative or positive word?
Generally considered positive but context-dependent.
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Which conjunction is used with discipline?
"And," as in "discipline and punish."
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Is the word discipline imperative?
It can be used in the imperative mood ("Discipline yourself!").
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Oct 11, 2023
How is discipline used in a sentence?
"He maintained strict discipline while studying for the exams."
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Oct 11, 2023
Is discipline a countable noun?
Can be both countable and uncountable depending on context.
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Sawaira RiazSawaira is a dedicated content editor at difference.wiki, where she meticulously refines articles to ensure clarity and accuracy. With a keen eye for detail, she upholds the site's commitment to delivering insightful and precise content.
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