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discipline

Noun A2 – Elementary

The practice of training people to follow rules and control their behaviour, or a particular area of academic study.

"The coach believed discipline was as important as talent for winning matches."

"Discipline" can mean order and self-control, or it can mean a subject of study, as in "the discipline of chemistry".

Synonyms

self-control