indiscipline

noun

Definition of indisciplinenext
as in unrestraint

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Recent Examples of indiscipline Wolves made the most of Bournemouth's indiscipline in their 1-0 win over the Cherries this past weekend, keeping things tight at the back and capitalizing on their opponents' mistakes. — Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025 Trump demanded a renegotiation of NAFTA during his first term, but ultimately the Canadian negotiators were able to deal with the indiscipline and tumult of the chaotic administration. — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025 Despite missing four starters due to indiscipline, Cameroon were relentless in this World Cup quarter-final and England had an impervious Peter Shilton and David Platt — still euphoric from that volley against Belgium in the previous round — to thank for a fortunate 1-0 half-time lead. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for indiscipline
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscipline
  1. unrestraint
  2. feebleness
  3. shortcoming
  4. demerit
  5. failing
  6. foible
  7. intemperance
  8. frailty
Noun
  • He had never spoken with such fathoms of unrestraint.
    — Benjamin Hedin, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2017
Definition of unrestraint
Noun
  • As Kasubhai observed, despite its legal feebleness, Kennedy’s declaration and its explicit threat has had a concrete impact on the provision of gender-affirming services to American youths.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Signs of disease include warts on legs, crusty or swollen eyes, feebleness, a ruffled appearance, difficulty breathing, nasal discharge, and diarrhea.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of feebleness
Noun
  • Youssef added that one of the biggest shortcomings in many squatter investigations is the lack of follow-up fact gathering.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Nilson Angulo’s strike was excellent and Gonzalo Plata’s winner, which will live long in the Ecuadorian memory, ensured Germany’s shortcomings were punished.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of shortcoming
Noun
  • Tarrant County’s health inspections function on a demerit system where a score of 100 is considered perfect and a score of 70 is considered extremely poor.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
  • Lord’s had not previously accumulated any demerit points; the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have 14 days to appeal against the ICC’s sanction.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Definition of demerit
Noun
  • Yet, for those failings, the Selecao found a way to come through on both occasions – mainly due to the in-game changes Ancelotti made.
    — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Such failings merits more analysis but there is surely some truth in left back Ali Abdi’s comments after a 4-0 filleting by Japan in their second game.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of failing
Noun
  • His foibles in the playoffs came to fruition while trying to guard Joel Embiid.
    — Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Set in the eponymous Texas metropolis, Dallas followed the Ewings, a powerful family of oil tycoons and ranch owners whose feuds and foibles made for wildly entertaining primetime viewing.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026
Definition of foible
Noun
  • Rather, the term has come to stand for a range of attributes—intemperance, ordinariness, outsiderness, likability, spontaneity—that aren’t especially related philosophically, either to authenticity or to one another.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 5 June 2026
  • The power to issue absolute pardons, explicitly stipulated in the founding document, has been exploited with bipartisan intemperance.
    — Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Definition of intemperance
Noun
  • The lawsuit is not only about the definition of medical frailty.
    — Michelle Mbekeani, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Her gait is so constrained by her frailty that her feet hardly leave the ground.
    — Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of frailty

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“Indiscipline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscipline. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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