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
  • Veterans have often been some of the harshest (and most clear-eyed) analysts of the military’s shortcomings.
    Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Super’s plan to turn the company around seeks to address long-standing shortcomings and identifies some more ambitious opportunities.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Fort Worth uses a demerit system, with zero being a perfect score.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Sunday staged the offense’s damning demerit.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The report claimed these changes were made to minimize the city and fire department’s failings.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Foster acknowledged state efforts to hold the district accountable have at times been justified, including in 2023 when TEA investigated chronic failings in the district’s special education department.
    Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Adjusting to life in a Purosangue requires a zen-like commitment to dealing with electronic foibles.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • That includes the tacky Featherington family, the cane-wielding Lady Danbury, and the mysterious Lady Whistledown, whose newsletter sets the town ablaze by detailing the foibles of the bold and the beautiful by name.
    Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 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
  • The match illustrated Onana’s frailties and strengths.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Protein supports strength training and builds muscle, helping to ward off conditions that become more common with age, including osteoporosis, frailty, and metabolic diseases.
    Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 9 Feb. 2026

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“Indiscipline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indiscipline. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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