The act of training someone to follow rules and orders, or the punishment administered to enforce compliance and order.
From discipline + -ing (gerund/present participle suffix). See discipline for root etymology. The -ing suffix converts the verb or noun into a gerund describing the ongoing action of discipline.
Schools have shifted from 'discipline' (the noun) to 'disciplining' (the process), which subtly changes how we think about it—from a state of order to an active intervention that some now question, reflecting broader debates about punishment versus restorative practices.
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