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discipline
English
Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman, from Old French descipline, from Latin disciplina (“instruction”), from discipulus (“pupil”), from discere (“to learn”), from Proto-Indo-European *dek- (“(cause to) accept”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?d?.s?.pl?n/
Noun
discipline (countable and uncountable, plural disciplines)
- A controlled behaviour; self-control.
- a. 1729, John Rogers, The Difficulties of Obtaining Salvation
- The most perfect, who have their passions in the best discipline, are yet obliged to be constantly on their guard.
- An enforced compliance or control.
- A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
- 1871, Charles John Smith, Synonyms Discriminated
- Discipline aims at the removal of bad habits and the substitution of good ones, especially those of order, regularity, and obedience.
- 1973, Bible (New International Version), Hebrews 12:7:
- Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father?
- 1871, Charles John Smith, Synonyms Discriminated
- A state of order based on submission to authority.
- Their wildness lose, and, quitting nature's part, / Obey the rules and discipline of art.
- A set of rules regulating behaviour.
- A punishment to train or maintain control.
- giving her the discipline of the strap
- (Catholicism) A whip used for self-flagellation.
- A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
- a. 1729, John Rogers, The Difficulties of Obtaining Salvation
- A specific branch of knowledge or learning.
- A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
Synonyms
- (branch or category): field, sphere
- (punishment): penalty, sanction
Antonyms
- (controlled behaviour et al.): spontaneity
Derived terms
- academic discipline
Related terms
- disciple
- disciplinal
- disciplinarian
- disciplinary
- discipliner
- interdisciplinary
- multidisciplinary
See also
- castigation
- stricture
Translations
Verb
discipline (third-person singular simple present disciplines, present participle disciplining, simple past and past participle disciplined)
- (transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
- (transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
- (transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
- (transitive) To impose order on someone.
Synonyms
- drill
Related terms
- disciplined
- disciplinable
- disciplinarian
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch discipline, from Old French discipline, from Latin discipl?na.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?di.si?pli.n?/, /?d?.si?pli.n?/
- Hyphenation: dis?ci?pli?ne
- Rhymes: -in?
Noun
discipline f (plural disciplines, diminutive disciplinetje n)
- discipline, self-control
- Synonyms: zelfbeheersing, zelfcontrole
- discipline, regime of forcing compliance
- discipline, sanction
- Synonym: tucht
- discipline, branch
- Synonym: tak
Derived terms
- disciplinair
- disciplineren
- kadaverdiscipline
- kerndiscipline
- onderzoeksdiscipline
- sportdiscipline
Related terms
- discipel
- ongedisciplineerd
Descendants
- Afrikaans: dissipline
- ? Indonesian: disiplin
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.si.plin/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin discipl?na.
Noun
discipline f (plural disciplines)
- discipline, sanction
- discipline, self-control
- discipline, branch
Derived terms
- disciplinaire
- discipliner
Related terms
- disciple
Descendants
- ? Turkish: disiplin
Etymology 2
Verb
discipline
- first-person singular present indicative of discipliner
- third-person singular present indicative of discipliner
- first-person singular present subjunctive of discipliner
- third-person singular present subjunctive of discipliner
- second-person singular imperative of discipliner
Further reading
- “discipline” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Noun
discipline f pl
- plural of disciplina
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?di.si.?pli.ni/
Verb
discipline
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of disciplinar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of disciplinar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of disciplinar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of disciplinar
Spanish
Verb
discipline
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of disciplinar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of disciplinar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of disciplinar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of disciplinar.
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direct
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin d?rectus, perfect passive participle of d?rig? (“straighten, direct”), from dis- (“asunder, in pieces, apart, in two”) + reg? (“make straight, rule”). Compare dress.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d(a)????kt/, /d????kt/, /da??????kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
- Hyphenation: di?rect
Adjective
direct (comparative more direct, superlative most direct)
- Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
- Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end.
- Straightforward; sincere.
- Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
- He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.
- 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England
- a direct and avowed interference with elections
- In the line of descent; not collateral.
- (astronomy) In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; said of the motion of a celestial body.
- (political science) Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates.
- (aviation, travel) having a single flight number.
Synonyms
- (proceeding uninterrupted): immediate
- (express, plain, unambiguous): explicit, patent, univocal; see also Thesaurus:explicit
Antonyms
- indirect
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
direct (comparative more direct, superlative most direct)
- Directly.
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 346:
- Presumably Mary is to carry messages that she, Anne, is too delicate to convey direct.
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 346:
Verb
direct (third-person singular simple present directs, present participle directing, simple past and past participle directed)
- To manage, control, steer.
- to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army
- To aim (something) at (something else).
- They directed their fire towards the men on the wall.
- He directed his question to the room in general.
- To point out or show to (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way.
- He directed me to the left-hand road.
- 1882, John Lubbock, Flowers, Fruits and Leaves
- the next points to which I will direct your attention
- To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.
- She directed them to leave immediately.
- (dated) To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent.
- to direct a letter
Derived terms
- co-direct, codirect
- misdirect
- redirect
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Credit, credit, triced
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French direct, from Latin d?r?ctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di?r?kt/
- Hyphenation: di?rect
- Rhymes: -?kt
Adjective
direct (comparative directer, superlative directst)
- direct, immediate
- direct, blunt, frank
Inflection
Adverb
direct
- immediately
Synonyms
- onmiddellijk
- meteen
- rechtstreeks
Derived terms
- drek
Descendants
- Afrikaans: direk
- ? Papiamentu: dirèkt
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.??kt/
- Homophones: directe, directes, directs
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin d?rectus. Doublet of droit, which was inherited.
Adjective
direct (feminine singular directe, masculine plural directs, feminine plural directes)
- direct
Etymology 2
From directement.
Adverb
direct
- (colloquial) directly
- Si t'as pas envie d'y aller, dis-le direct.
- 'If you don't want to go, say it straight up.'
- Si t'as pas envie d'y aller, dis-le direct.
Derived terms
Related terms
- diriger
- directeur
- direction
See also
- droit
Anagrams
- crédit
- décrit
- dicter
Further reading
- “direct” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin d?rectus, perfect passive participle of d?rig?, d?rigere (“straighten, direct”). Compare the inherited drait, drouait.
Adjective
direct m
- (Jersey) direct
Derived terms
- directément (“directly”)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French direct, Latin directus. Compare the inherited doublet drept.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di?rekt/
Adjective
direct m or n (feminine singular direct?, masculine plural direc?i, feminine and neuter plural directe)
- direct
- head-on
Declension
Adverb
direct
- directly
- straight
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