discipline
US /ˈdɪsəplɪn/
・UK /'dɪsəplɪn/
B1
noun
- Instruction and practice to teach obedience
- Particular field of study
- Act of punishing a person for wrongdoing
verb
- To control or train others by making them obey you
- To punish a person for their wrongdoing
Examples
Within a discipline there may be more than one school of thought.
The teacher was unable to maintain discipline.