indiscipline

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Recent Examples of indiscipline 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 But the Senators’ indiscipline had them behind the 8-ball most of the game, and having the crowd against them did not help. Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 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 The positional indiscipline Amorim bemoaned first came to the fore in the 89th minute. Anantaajith Raghuraman, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for indiscipline
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscipline
Noun
  • He had never spoken with such fathoms of unrestraint.
    Benjamin Hedin, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2017
Noun
  • When hair endures damage from styling treatments, color, or heat, the hair’s keratin composition can be compromised, leading to feebleness and a greater risk of breakage.
    Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But over the last year, much of the national conversation has drifted toward Pacific Palisades and away from Altadena — despite glaring shortcomings in both fires that deserve scrutiny and accountability.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Delaney and others acknowledge the federal grant-making process had plenty of shortcomings before the DOGE cuts.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • That’s a demerit for journalists covering the Games, many of whom typically venture from sport to sport and venue to venue to report on the event’s full scope.
    Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Unpredictable funding from Congress compounds these failings.
    Marc Scribner, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The report claimed these changes were made to minimize the city and fire department’s failings.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Kuper, as a man who has lived in many different countries, writes well about the cultures and foibles of soccer teams and their fans.
    Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Writing about their failures, foibles and frustrations did not lessen the hold that these three men and their movie magic have on Fischer.
    Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • But in 1832, people believed cholera was linked to intemperance and vice, which were thought to weaken the body.
    William E. Watson, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Beethoven’s music improves Goethe, extracting its humanity and frailty, and Dudamel’s performance probed its profound inevitability of good triumphing over evil.
    Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Jackson’s other frailties were evident long before that diagnosis.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026

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“Indiscipline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscipline. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.

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