Discipline
Discipline is action or inaction that is regulated to be in accordance (or to achieve accord) with a particular system of governance. Discipline is commonly applied to regulating human and animal behavior, and furthermore, it is applied to each activity-branch in all branches of organized activity, knowledge, and other fields of study and observation. Discipline can be a set of expectations that are required by any governing entity including the self, groups, classes, fields, industries, or societies.
Discipline (noun)
A controlled behaviour; self-control.
Discipline (noun)
An enforced compliance or control.
Discipline (noun)
A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
Discipline (noun)
A state of order based on submission to authority.
Discipline (noun)
A punishment to train or maintain control.
Discipline (noun)
A whip used for self-flagellation.
Discipline (noun)
A set of rules regulating behaviour.
Discipline (noun)
A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
Discipline (noun)
A specific branch of knowledge or learning.
Discipline (noun)
A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
Discipline (verb)
To train someone by instruction and practice.
Discipline (verb)
To teach someone to obey authority.
Discipline (verb)
To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
Discipline (verb)
To impose order on someone.
Subject (adjective)
Likely to be affected by or to experience something.
“a country subject to extreme heat”
“Menu listings and prices are subject to change.”
“He’s subject to sneezing fits.”
Subject (adjective)
Conditional upon.
“The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board.”
Subject (adjective)
Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
Subject (adjective)
Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
Subject (noun)
In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject and the actor are usually the same.
“In the sentence ‘The mouse is eaten by the cat in the kitchen.’, ‘The mouse’ is the subject, ‘the cat’ being the agent.”
Subject (noun)
An actor; one who takes action.
“The subjects and objects of power.”
Subject (noun)
The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
Subject (noun)
A particular area of study.
“Her favorite subject is physics.”
Subject (noun)
A citizen in a monarchy.
“I am a British subject.”
Subject (noun)
A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
Subject (noun)
The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
Subject (noun)
A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc.
Subject (noun)
A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.
Subject (noun)
That of which something is stated.
Subject (noun)
The variable in terms of which an expression is defined.
“Making x the subject of xsup|2”
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“6x”
“+”
“3y”
“=”
“0, we have x”
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“3”
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“√(9”
“−”
“3y).”
Subject (verb)
To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
Subject (noun)
a person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with
“I’ve said all there is to be said on the subject”
“he’s the subject of a major new biography”
Subject (noun)
a person or circumstance giving rise to a specified feeling, response, or action
“the incident was the subject of international condemnation”
Subject (noun)
a person who is the focus of scientific or medical attention or experiment
“subjects were asked to complete a questionnaire”
Subject (noun)
the part of a proposition about which a statement is made.
Subject (noun)
a theme of a fugue or of a piece in sonata form; a leading phrase or motif
“the chorale-like second subject of the Scherzo”
Subject (noun)
a branch of knowledge studied or taught in a school, college, or university
“maths is not my best subject”
Subject (noun)
a member of a state other than its ruler, especially one owing allegiance to a monarch or other supreme ruler
“the legislation is applicable only to British subjects”
Subject (noun)
a noun or noun phrase functioning as one of the main components of a clause, being the element about which the rest of the clause is predicated.
Subject (noun)
a thinking or feeling entity; the conscious mind; the ego, especially as opposed to anything external to the mind.
Subject (noun)
the central substance or core of a thing as opposed to its attributes.
Subject (adjective)
likely or prone to be affected by (a particular condition or occurrence, typically an unwelcome or unpleasant one)
“he was subject to bouts of manic depression”
Subject (adjective)
dependent or conditional upon
“the proposed merger is subject to the approval of the shareholders”
Subject (adjective)
under the authority of
“ministers are subject to the laws of the land”
Subject (adjective)
under the control or domination of another ruler, country, or government
“the Greeks were the first subject people to break free from Ottoman rule”
Subject (adverb)
conditionally upon
“subject to the EC’s agreement, we intend to set up an enterprise zone in the area”
Subject (verb)
cause or force someone or something to undergo (a particular experience or form of treatment, typically an unwelcome or unpleasant one)
“he’d subjected her to a terrifying ordeal”
Subject (verb)
bring (a person or country) under one’s control or jurisdiction, typically by using force
“the city had been subjected to Macedonian rule”