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undisciplined

Undisciplined means uncontrolled or disorderly. An undisciplined bunch of dogs is nearly impossible to walk down the sidewalk together: they all want to run in different directions, chase squirrels, and bark wildly.

When you take the word disciplined, "showing control or order," and add un-, or "not," to it, you get undisciplined. This is a great way to describe an out-of-control classroom, an athlete whose explosive anger gets her kicked off the field, or someone who can't manage his own money well, spending an entire paycheck all in one place.

Definitions of undisciplined
  1. adjective
    not subjected to discipline
    undisciplined talent”
    synonyms:
    untrained
    not disciplined or conditioned or made adept by training
  2. adjective
    not subjected to correction or discipline
    synonyms: uncorrected
    unpunished
    not punished
  3. adjective
    lacking in discipline or control
    undisciplined behavior”
    synonyms: ungoverned
    uncontrolled
    not being under control; out of control
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