undisciplined

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adjective

Not subjected to discipline, control or correction; uncorrected.

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untraineduncorrectedunpunishedungoverneduncontrolled
OriginEnglish disciplined ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveundisciplined (comparative more undisciplined, superlative most undisciplined)

comparative more undisciplined · superlative most undisciplined

  1. Not subjected to discipline, control or correction; uncorrected.
  2. Lacking in self-control; ungovernable.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot subjected to discipline

Similar
untrained

adjectivenot subjected to correction or discipline

Similar
uncorrectedunpunished

adjectivelacking in discipline or control

Similar
ungoverneduncontrolled
Also see
stubbornuncorrectedungovernedunpunisheduntrainedwanton

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishdisciplined
  9. Englishundisciplined

From un- + disciplined.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἄτακτος, ἀκόλαστος
  • ἄτακτος (átaktos)not subjected to discipline
  • ἀκόλαστος (akólastos)lacking in control
Bulgarian недисциплиниран
  • недисциплиниран (nediscipliniran)not subjected to discipline
Danish udisciplineret
  • udisciplineretnot subjected to discipline
Finnish kuriton
  • kuritonnot subjected to discipline
French indiscipliné, indiscipliné
  • indisciplinénot subjected to discipline
  • indisciplinélacking in control
Irish ainrialta, ainrialta
  • ainrialtanot subjected to discipline
  • ainrialtalacking in control
Norwegian Bokmål udisiplinert, udisiplinert
  • udisiplinertnot subjected to discipline
  • udisiplinertlacking in control
Polish niezdyscyplinowany, krnąbrny
  • niezdyscyplinowanynot subjected to discipline
  • krnąbrnylacking in control
Swedish odisciplinerad
  • odisciplineradnot subjected to discipline
Cite this entry
APA

undisciplined. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undisciplined

MLA

“undisciplined.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undisciplined. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undisciplined,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undisciplined.

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