Something, such as loss, pain, or confinement, imposed for wrongdoing

• punishment

  1. The imposition of a penalty or deprivation for wrongdoing:
  2. A penalty imposed for wrongdoing:
  3. Rough treatment or use:

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  1. The imposition of a penalty or deprivation for wrongdoing:
  2. A penalty imposed for wrongdoing:
  3. Rough treatment or use:

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• penalty

  1. A punishment imposed for a violation of law.
  2. A sum established by a contract to be forfeited in lieu of actual damages in the event of a breach of the contract.
  3. The disadvantage or painful consequences resulting from an action or condition:

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  1. A punishment imposed for a violation of law.
  2. A sum established by a contract to be forfeited in lieu of actual damages in the event of a breach of the contract.
  3. The disadvantage or painful consequences resulting from an action or condition:

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• correction

  1. The act or process of correcting.
  2. Something offered or substituted for a mistake or fault:
  3. Punishment intended to rehabilitate or improve.

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  1. The act or process of correcting.
  2. Something offered or substituted for a mistake or fault:
  3. Punishment intended to rehabilitate or improve.

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• chastisement

  1. The act of chastising.
  2. A rebuke.
  3. A punishment.

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  1. The act of chastising.
  2. A rebuke.
  3. A punishment.

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• castigation

  1. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.

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  1. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.

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An area of academic study that is part of a larger body of learning

• specialty

  1. A special pursuit, occupation, aptitude, or skill:
  2. A branch of medicine or surgery, such as cardiology or neurosurgery, in which a physician specializes; the field or practice of a specialist.
  3. An item or product of a distinctive kind or of particular superiority:

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  1. A special pursuit, occupation, aptitude, or skill:
  2. A branch of medicine or surgery, such as cardiology or neurosurgery, in which a physician specializes; the field or practice of a specialist.
  3. An item or product of a distinctive kind or of particular superiority:

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• branch

  1. A secondary woody stem or limb growing from the trunk or main stem of a tree or shrub or from another secondary limb.
  2. A lateral division or subdivision of certain other plant parts, such as a root or flower cluster.
  3. A secondary outgrowth or subdivision of a main axis, such as the tine of a deer's antlers.

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  1. A secondary woody stem or limb growing from the trunk or main stem of a tree or shrub or from another secondary limb.
  2. A lateral division or subdivision of certain other plant parts, such as a root or flower cluster.
  3. A secondary outgrowth or subdivision of a main axis, such as the tine of a deer's antlers.

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To impart knowledge and skill to

• tutor

  1. A private instructor.
  2. One that gives additional, special, or remedial instruction.
  3. A teacher or teaching assistant in some universities and colleges having a rank lower than that of an instructor.

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  1. A private instructor.
  2. One that gives additional, special, or remedial instruction.
  3. A teacher or teaching assistant in some universities and colleges having a rank lower than that of an instructor.

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• train

  1. A series of connected railroad cars pulled or pushed by one or more locomotives.
  2. A long line of moving people, animals, or vehicles.
  3. The personnel, vehicles, and equipment following and providing supplies and services to a combat unit.

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  1. A series of connected railroad cars pulled or pushed by one or more locomotives.
  2. A long line of moving people, animals, or vehicles.
  3. The personnel, vehicles, and equipment following and providing supplies and services to a combat unit.

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• teach

  1. To impart knowledge or skill to:
  2. To provide knowledge of; instruct in:
  3. To condition to a certain action or frame of mind:

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  1. To impart knowledge or skill to:
  2. To provide knowledge of; instruct in:
  3. To condition to a certain action or frame of mind:

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• school

  1. An institution for the instruction of children or people under college age.
  2. An institution for instruction in a skill or business:
  3. A college or university.

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  1. An institution for the instruction of children or people under college age.
  2. An institution for instruction in a skill or business:
  3. A college or university.

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• instruct

  1. To give orders to; direct:
  2. To provide with knowledge; to train or inform:
  3. To serve as an instructor.

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  1. To give orders to; direct:
  2. To provide with knowledge; to train or inform:
  3. To serve as an instructor.

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• educate

  1. To develop the mental, moral, or social capabilities of, especially by schooling or instruction.
  2. To provide with knowledge or training in a particular area or for a particular purpose:
  3. To provide with information, as in an effort to gain support for a position or to influence behavior:

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  1. To develop the mental, moral, or social capabilities of, especially by schooling or instruction.
  2. To provide with knowledge or training in a particular area or for a particular purpose:
  3. To provide with information, as in an effort to gain support for a position or to influence behavior:

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• coach

  1. A bus, especially one designed for long-distance passenger service.
  2. A railroad passenger car.
  3. A closed automobile, usually with two doors.

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  1. A bus, especially one designed for long-distance passenger service.
  2. A railroad passenger car.
  3. A closed automobile, usually with two doors.

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To subject (one) to a penalty for a wrong

• punish

  1. To subject to a penalty for an offense, sin, or fault.
  2. To inflict a penalty for (an offense).
  3. To handle or use roughly; damage or hurt:

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  1. To subject to a penalty for an offense, sin, or fault.
  2. To inflict a penalty for (an offense).
  3. To handle or use roughly; damage or hurt:

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• penalize

  1. To subject (a person) to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or regulation.
  2. To make (an action or a condition) liable to a penalty:
  3. To impose a handicap on; place at a disadvantage:

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  1. To subject (a person) to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or regulation.
  2. To make (an action or a condition) liable to a penalty:
  3. To impose a handicap on; place at a disadvantage:

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• correct

  1. To make or put right:
  2. To remove the errors or mistakes from:
  3. To indicate or mark the errors in:

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  1. To make or put right:
  2. To remove the errors or mistakes from:
  3. To indicate or mark the errors in:

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• chastise

  1. To punish, as for wrongdoing.
  2. To criticize severely; reprimand or rebuke.
  3. To purify.

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  1. To punish, as for wrongdoing.
  2. To criticize severely; reprimand or rebuke.
  3. To purify.

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• castigate

  1. To punish or rebuke severely.

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  1. To punish or rebuke severely.

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A state of order or control

• spit-and-polish

  1. Attention to appearance and order, as in a military unit.

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  1. Attention to appearance and order, as in a military unit.

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• rigor

  1. Strictness or severity, as in action or judgment:
  2. A harsh or trying circumstance; a hardship or difficulty:
  3. A harsh or severe act.

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  1. Strictness or severity, as in action or judgment:
  2. A harsh or trying circumstance; a hardship or difficulty:
  3. A harsh or severe act.

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• methodicalness

  1. The property of being methodical.

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  1. The property of being methodical.

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• method

  1. A means or manner of procedure, especially a regular and systematic way of accomplishing something:
  2. Orderly arrangement of parts or steps to accomplish an end:
  3. The procedures and techniques characteristic of a particular discipline or field of knowledge:

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  1. A means or manner of procedure, especially a regular and systematic way of accomplishing something:
  2. Orderly arrangement of parts or steps to accomplish an end:
  3. The procedures and techniques characteristic of a particular discipline or field of knowledge:

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• system

  1. An organism as a whole, especially with regard to its vital processes or functions:
  2. A group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts:
  3. A group of interacting mechanical or electrical components:

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  1. An organism as a whole, especially with regard to its vital processes or functions:
  2. A group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts:
  3. A group of interacting mechanical or electrical components:

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• subordination to rules of conduct

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• decorum

  1. Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety:
  2. The conventions or requirements of polite behavior:
  3. The appropriateness of an element of an artistic or literary work, such as style or tone, to its particular circumstance or to the composition as a whole.

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  1. Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety:
  2. The conventions or requirements of polite behavior:
  3. The appropriateness of an element of an artistic or literary work, such as style or tone, to its particular circumstance or to the composition as a whole.

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• obedience

  1. The quality or condition of being obedient.
  2. The act of obeying.
  3. A sphere of ecclesiastical authority.

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  1. The quality or condition of being obedient.
  2. The act of obeying.
  3. A sphere of ecclesiastical authority.

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• self-discipline

  1. Training and control of oneself and one's conduct, usually for personal improvement.

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  1. Training and control of oneself and one's conduct, usually for personal improvement.

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• moderation

  1. a moderating, or bringing within bounds
  2. avoidance of excesses or extremes
  3. absence of violence; calmness

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  1. a moderating, or bringing within bounds
  2. avoidance of excesses or extremes
  3. absence of violence; calmness

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• self-restraint

  1. Restraint of one's emotions, desires, or inclinations; self-control.

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  1. Restraint of one's emotions, desires, or inclinations; self-control.

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• restraint

  1. The act of restraining:
  2. The condition of being restrained, especially the condition of losing one's freedom:
  3. An influence that inhibits or restrains:

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  1. The act of restraining:
  2. The condition of being restrained, especially the condition of losing one's freedom:
  3. An influence that inhibits or restrains:

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• self-control

  1. Control of one's emotions, desires, or actions by one's own will:

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  1. Control of one's emotions, desires, or actions by one's own will:

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• control

  1. To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct:
  2. To adjust to a requirement; regulate:
  3. To hold in restraint; check:

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  1. To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct:
  2. To adjust to a requirement; regulate:
  3. To hold in restraint; check:

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• order

  1. A condition of logical or comprehensible arrangement among the separate elements of a group.
  2. A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved:
  3. Condition or state in general:

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  1. A condition of logical or comprehensible arrangement among the separate elements of a group.
  2. A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved:
  3. Condition or state in general:

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• orderliness

  1. The fact of having a regular, proper and systematic arrangement.
  2. Orderly behaviour.

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  1. The fact of having a regular, proper and systematic arrangement.
  2. Orderly behaviour.

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A system of obedience

• correction

  1. The act or process of correcting.
  2. Something offered or substituted for a mistake or fault:
  3. Punishment intended to rehabilitate or improve.

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  1. The act or process of correcting.
  2. Something offered or substituted for a mistake or fault:
  3. Punishment intended to rehabilitate or improve.

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• chastisement

  1. The act of chastising.
  2. A rebuke.
  3. A punishment.

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  1. The act of chastising.
  2. A rebuke.
  3. A punishment.

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• iron-hand

  1. Rigorous or despotic control.

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  1. Rigorous or despotic control.

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• firm hand

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• tight rein

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• strictness

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being strict.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being strict.

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  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being strict.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being strict.

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• regimen

  1. A regulated system, as of medication, diet, or exercise, used to promote health or treat illness or injury.
  2. A procedure, program, or routine:
  3. A systematic way of managing something:

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  1. A regulated system, as of medication, diet, or exercise, used to promote health or treat illness or injury.
  2. A procedure, program, or routine:
  3. A systematic way of managing something:

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• inculcation

  1. The teaching of something by using frequent repetition

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  1. The teaching of something by using frequent repetition

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• exercise

  1. Activity that requires physical or mental exertion, especially when performed to develop or maintain fitness:
  2. A specific activity performed to develop or maintain fitness or a skill:
  3. The active use or application of something:

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  1. Activity that requires physical or mental exertion, especially when performed to develop or maintain fitness:
  2. A specific activity performed to develop or maintain fitness or a skill:
  3. The active use or application of something:

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• development

  1. The application of techniques or technology to the production of new goods or services.
  2. The business of constructing buildings or otherwise altering land for new uses.
  3. A significant event, occurrence, or change:

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  1. The application of techniques or technology to the production of new goods or services.
  2. The business of constructing buildings or otherwise altering land for new uses.
  3. A significant event, occurrence, or change:

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• preparation

  1. The act or process of preparing.
  2. The state of having been made ready beforehand; readiness.
  3. An action done to prepare for something, especially for an event or undertaking:

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  1. The act or process of preparing.
  2. The state of having been made ready beforehand; readiness.
  3. An action done to prepare for something, especially for an event or undertaking:

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• brainwashing

  1. Intensive, forcible indoctrination, usually political or religious, aimed at destroying a person's basic convictions and attitudes and replacing them with an alternative set of fixed beliefs.
  2. The application of a concentrated means of persuasion, such as an advertising campaign or repeated suggestion, in order to develop a specific belief or motivation.

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  1. Intensive, forcible indoctrination, usually political or religious, aimed at destroying a person's basic convictions and attitudes and replacing them with an alternative set of fixed beliefs.
  2. The application of a concentrated means of persuasion, such as an advertising campaign or repeated suggestion, in order to develop a specific belief or motivation.

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• indoctrination

  1. The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated
  2. Instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or belief system; information.

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  1. The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated
  2. Instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or belief system; information.

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• curb

  1. A concrete border or row of joined stones forming part of a gutter along the edge of a street.
  2. An enclosing framework, such as that around a skylight.
  3. A raised margin along an edge used to confine or strengthen.

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  1. A concrete border or row of joined stones forming part of a gutter along the edge of a street.
  2. An enclosing framework, such as that around a skylight.
  3. A raised margin along an edge used to confine or strengthen.

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• limitation

  1. The act of limiting or the state of being limited:
  2. A limiting rule or condition; a restriction:
  3. A shortcoming or defect:

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  1. The act of limiting or the state of being limited:
  2. A limiting rule or condition; a restriction:
  3. A shortcoming or defect:

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• regulation

  1. The act of regulating or the state of being regulated.
  2. A principle, rule, or law designed to control or govern conduct.
  3. A governmental order having the force of law.

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  1. The act of regulating or the state of being regulated.
  2. A principle, rule, or law designed to control or govern conduct.
  3. A governmental order having the force of law.

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• regimentation

  1. The act of regimenting.

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  1. The act of regimenting.

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• drilling

  1. Present participle of drill.
  2. Act of drilling.
  3. A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton; drill.

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  1. Present participle of drill.
  2. Act of drilling.
  3. A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton; drill.

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• drill

  1. An implement with cutting edges or a pointed end for boring holes in hard materials, usually by a rotating abrasion or repeated blows; a bit.
  2. The hand-operated or hand-powered holder for this implement.
  3. A loud, harsh noise made by or as if by a powered tool of this kind.

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  1. An implement with cutting edges or a pointed end for boring holes in hard materials, usually by a rotating abrasion or repeated blows; a bit.
  2. The hand-operated or hand-powered holder for this implement.
  3. A loud, harsh noise made by or as if by a powered tool of this kind.

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• training

  1. The process or routine of one who trains.
  2. The state of being trained.

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  1. The process or routine of one who trains.
  2. The state of being trained.

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To regulate

• keep in line

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• drill

  1. An implement with cutting edges or a pointed end for boring holes in hard materials, usually by a rotating abrasion or repeated blows; a bit.
  2. The hand-operated or hand-powered holder for this implement.
  3. A loud, harsh noise made by or as if by a powered tool of this kind.

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  1. An implement with cutting edges or a pointed end for boring holes in hard materials, usually by a rotating abrasion or repeated blows; a bit.
  2. The hand-operated or hand-powered holder for this implement.
  3. A loud, harsh noise made by or as if by a powered tool of this kind.

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• control

  1. To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct:
  2. To adjust to a requirement; regulate:
  3. To hold in restraint; check:

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  1. To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct:
  2. To adjust to a requirement; regulate:
  3. To hold in restraint; check:

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• train

  1. A series of connected railroad cars pulled or pushed by one or more locomotives.
  2. A long line of moving people, animals, or vehicles.
  3. The personnel, vehicles, and equipment following and providing supplies and services to a combat unit.

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  1. A series of connected railroad cars pulled or pushed by one or more locomotives.
  2. A long line of moving people, animals, or vehicles.
  3. The personnel, vehicles, and equipment following and providing supplies and services to a combat unit.

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To punish

• limit

  1. The point, edge, or line beyond which something ends, may not go, or is not allowed:
  2. The boundary surrounding a specific area; bounds:
  3. Something that restricts or restrains; a restraint:

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  1. The point, edge, or line beyond which something ends, may not go, or is not allowed:
  2. The boundary surrounding a specific area; bounds:
  3. Something that restricts or restrains; a restraint:

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• correct

  1. To make or put right:
  2. To remove the errors or mistakes from:
  3. To indicate or mark the errors in:

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  1. To make or put right:
  2. To remove the errors or mistakes from:
  3. To indicate or mark the errors in:

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• chastise

  1. To punish, as for wrongdoing.
  2. To criticize severely; reprimand or rebuke.
  3. To purify.

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  1. To punish, as for wrongdoing.
  2. To criticize severely; reprimand or rebuke.
  3. To purify.

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