Definition

Describing someone or something that cannot be controlled or disciplined.

Example

The indisciplinable student often disrupted the class with his behavior.

Conversation

Did you hear about the new student in our class?

Yeah, I heard he's a bit indisciplinable according to the teachers.

That sounds tough for the teachers, but I wonder what he's like.

I guess we'll find out soon enough, hopefully he’s not too disruptive.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Indisciplinable → It is formed from "in-" (meaning not) and "disciplinable" (from Latin "disciplina", meaning instruction or training, combined with the suffix "-able", meaning capable of). The word describes something that is not capable of being disciplined or trained.

Memory Tip

Think of 'not' ('in-') being able to be 'trained' ('disciplinable') — that's why indisciplinable means unable to be disciplined.

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