indiscipline

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Recent Examples of indiscipline Liam Rosenior’s Chelsea have shown promise, especially in a battling 3-2 win at Napoli, but have faced familiar indiscipline issues, which are often punished in crunch knockout games. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 10 Mar. 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 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
  • 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
  • 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, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Johnnies thrive on messy, on disruptive pressure that limit possessions to compensate for what is ordinarily their own offensive shortcomings.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Harris’ death underscores growing concerns about the risks of riding small, low-speed electric vehicles and the shortcomings of the user agreements riders have with the companies that rent them.
    Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Scores are based on a demerit system.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
  • To discourage the consumption of demerit goods, governments often place heavy taxes on them and impose minimum age regulations on their use.
    Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Nicole Tallman’s job as a senior staffer under Miami-Dade County’s mayor puts her on the frontlines of county government’s many failings, mishaps and challenges.
    Douglas Hanks April 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Before 1956, addiction to drugs and alcohol were considered failings in morality or personal will.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But we’re invited to see him as, despite these foibles, amusing and retaining, and his cynicism about everything and his lack of moral scruple is—actually, we’re invited to see this as a kind of higher wisdom.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The experiences of Americans − from social movements and racial tensions to government foibles, consumerism, media sensationalism and even the American dream itself − have informed our dramatic productions.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 20 Mar. 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
  • So no fraud, only human frailty with the difficult business of counting by hand.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Both larger-than-life characters have their frailties.
    Bob Strauss, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Indiscipline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscipline. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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