indiscipline
Absence of order
Indiscipline is a lack of discipline—the failure to follow rules, maintain order, or exercise self-control.
The word appears more in British than American English, often in institutional contexts: The headmaster cited indiscipline as the school's greatest challenge.
Where Americans might say "lack of discipline" or "unruliness," British speakers reach for indiscipline as a noun in its own right.
Defying workplace authority
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- contumacyObstinate resistance to authority
recalcitrance · waywardness · nonconformity · resistance · willfulness · obstinacy · contrariness · insolence
Noisy, disorderly behavior
- disorderlinessState of being unkempt
- boisterousnessNoisy, energetic enthusiasm
- wildnessUntamed, uncontrolled state
- raucousnessHarsh, disorderly loudness
turbulence · mischief · unmanageability · lawlessness · hooliganism · rampaging · roughhousing · acting out
Complete disorder and confusion
- disarrayLack of order
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- disorganizationAbsence of systematic arrangement
- messinessState of disarray
sloppiness · inconsistency · negligence · carelessness · laxity · slackness · haphazardness · irregularity
insubordination
Defying workplace authority
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- disregardWillful lack of attention
contumacy · recalcitrance · waywardness · nonconformity · resistance · willfulness · obstinacy · contrariness · insolence · disrespect
rowdiness
Noisy, disorderly behavior
- disorderlinessState of being unkempt
- boisterousnessNoisy, energetic enthusiasm
- wildnessUntamed, uncontrolled state
raucousness · turbulence · mischief · unmanageability · lawlessness · hooliganism · rampaging · roughhousing · acting out · uncontrollability
chaos
Complete disorder and confusion
- disarrayLack of order
- confusionMental disorientation or bewilderment
- disorganizationAbsence of systematic arrangement
messiness · sloppiness · inconsistency · negligence · carelessness · laxity · slackness · haphazardness · irregularity · erratic
- misbehaviormisbehave, misbehavior, mischief, misconduct, naughty
- unrulinessmisbehavior, misconduct, disobedience, defiance, insubordination
- rebellionrevolt, rebel, mutiny, insurgency, insurrection
indisciplinediscipline
Trained self-control or specialty
self-discipline · self-control · control · restraint · obedience
indisciplinediscipline
Trained self-control or specialty
order · regimentation · regulation · conformity · structure