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indisciplined

/ˌɪnˈdɪs.ə.plɪnd/
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indisciplined Lexical Profile

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• adjective

1

Lacking in discipline, self-control, or orderly training; unruly or poorly regulated.

Example

"The coach attributed the team's defeat to an indisciplined performance in the second half."

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Word Nuance & Usage

While 'undisciplined' is the standard and far more common form in American and British English, 'indisciplined' remains widely used in South Asian English and older formal texts, formed by analogy with the noun 'indiscipline'.

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• Nearby Words

indiscernible
indiscernibly
indiscipline
indisciplined
indiscreet
indiscreetly
indiscretion

Word Origin & Etymology

First recorded in the late 15th century, borrowed from Middle French indiscipliné, from Medieval Latin indisciplinatus, combining the privative prefix in- ('not') with disciplinatus ('trained, instructed').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Indisciplined. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/indisciplined
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