undisciplined

adjective

un·​dis·​ci·​plined ˌən-ˈdi-sə-plənd How to pronounce undisciplined (audio)
: lacking in discipline or self-control
undisciplined behavior
an unruly and undisciplined child

Examples of undisciplined in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web She’s forced to take care of the undisciplined Dawa and winds up getting close with his schoolteacher, Ram Sir (Karma Shakya). Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2024 Vernon’s gaffe typified an undisciplined game by Miami and directly led to the loss. Adam H. Beasley, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 Inflation is rising, the yen plummeting, and some economists and corporate executives blame the negative rate policy for eroded competitiveness and undisciplined government spending. Yuka Hayashi, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2022 By the time my parents left, I had been kicked out of school in Lyme Regis (wild and undisciplined, the headmaster said) and sent to finish preparing for my A-level exams in the nearby city of Exeter. Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024 The undisciplined pursuit of markets, according to Collins’s research, is deadly. Cassandra Frangos, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023 So many of Alabama’s problems in the game were due to undisciplined play. Matt Stahl | Mstahl@al.com, al, 17 Sep. 2023 His planned defense will not be sloppy, not undisciplined. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Dec. 2022 But not by throwing up; that was too messy—that behavior was for girls with eating disorders, girls who were weak and undisciplined. Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undisciplined was in the 14th century

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“Undisciplined.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undisciplined. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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