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indiscipline

noun

Definition of indisciplinenext
as in unrestraint

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Recent Examples of indiscipline Lucu's 14th-minute penalty gave France a 10-5 lead as New Zealand's indiscipline led to a series of penalty infringements. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 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 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 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 See All Example Sentences for indiscipline
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indiscipline
  1. feebleness
  2. shortcoming
  3. demerit
  4. failing
  5. foible
  6. intemperance
  7. frailty
  8. unreserve
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
  • Being undefeated after a trio of difficult opening matches can only be seen as a positive, even if Newcastle’s obvious shortcomings require addressing if that run is to be prolonged.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Now, to the handwashing shortcomings, such as a cashier handling customer’s payment, then preparing drinks and serving plates of food to customers without washing hands (cash and payment cards tend to be germ motherships).
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of shortcoming
Noun
  • When the total of demerits exceeds 30, the food establishment fails.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Kimi maxed out on demerits for handling of user data for training, while Copilot scored worst for direct handling of personalized data.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of demerit
Noun
  • Chelsea’s lack of control in midfield was a factor in their failing to pose much of a threat in the opening 45 minutes.
    — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In most other films, these narrow constraints would be unequivocal failings.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of failing
Noun
  • This is its own league, with its own fans and its own foibles.
    — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Men sharing their experiences, their foibles, their missteps, their wants, their aches, and a lot of humor with it.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 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
  • Of all the environmental factors studied, temperature appeared to have the strongest association with responders' health outcomes, accounting for 98% of the overall association with frailty and 73% of the association with PTSD symptoms.
    — Ava Tsapatsaris, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • But one to keep an eye on — because it’s linked to serious complications such as frailty, falls and fractures — is sarcopenia.
    — Sarah Klein, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of frailty
Noun
  • However, the music is always a lavish wellspring, and on Dedicated, Jepsen celebrates her capacity for unreserve, intertwining it with her erotic sensibilities.
    — rachelvoronacote, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
Definition of unreserve

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“Indiscipline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscipline. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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