indiscipline
pronunciation
How to pronounce indiscipline in British English:
UK [ɪnˈdɪsɪplɪn]
How to pronounce indiscipline in American English:
US [ɪnˈdɪsəplɪn]
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- Noun:
- the trait of lacking discipline
Word Origin
- indiscipline (n.)
- 1783, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + discipline (n.). Indisciplined as a past participle adjective is attested from c. 1400.
Example
- 1. That reflects squabbling over local resources , lack of communications in a country with few roads and indiscipline in ragtag bits of the army .
- 2. Some in ms. merkel 's coalition are demanding firmer leadership from the chancellor , whose low-key style they say is allowing divisions and indiscipline to flourish .
- 3. The deficit-which began as an electoral giveaway in 2007 , morphed into a stimulus package and is now just a product of indiscipline and populist politics-is widely seen as bad for india .
- 4. Yet despite their inability to shape spending , sanctions - or at least the idea of sanctions - remain an article of faith within the e. u.as key instruments to dealing with fiscal indiscipline .
- 5. Fiscal indiscipline did not cause this crisis .