Spanish Conversation · Level 22
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Spanish word
indisciplina
Pronunciation
IPA/indisθiˈplina/
Meaning
- feminine noundisobedience
Example
La indisciplina en la clase dificulta el aprendizaje.
Disobedience in class hinders learning.
More examples
Los padres deberían hablar sobre la indisciplina antes de que se vuelva costumbre.
Parents should talk about disobedience before it becomes a habit.
Core concept
Rule-breaking behavior in a classroom or workplace.
Common phrases
indisciplina laboral
workplace indiscipline
combatir la indisciplina
combat indiscipline
tolerar la indisciplina
tolerate indiscipline
Similar words
desobediencia: Refuses to obey explicit commands or established regulations from authority.
desorden: Creates or exists in a state where normal order and routines break down.
rebeldía: Acts defiantly toward authority, driven by a rebellious stance or mood.
incumplimiento: Does not comply with promised duties or required procedures.
Definition in Spanish
Comportamiento o acto que demuestra falta de disciplina, como desobedecer órdenes, incumplir normas o mostrar falta de respeto hacia la autoridad.
Word origin
Derived from in- (not) plus disciplina, itself from Latin disciplina 'teaching, training', hence behavior that fails to follow discipline.
Usage tips
- Used as an abstract or mass noun in Spanish (La indisciplina; mucha indisciplina) and not commonly pluralized.
Other meanings
- lack of disciplinenoun
Opposites
- autodisciplinaself-disciplinenoun
- disciplinadisciplinenoun
Related words
- indisciplinadoundisciplinedadjective
- indisciplinadamentein an undisciplined manneradverb