undisciplined
adjective
un·dis·ci·plined
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Definition of undisciplined
: lacking in discipline or self-control
undisciplined behavior an unruly and undisciplined child
Examples of undisciplined in a Sentence
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Longtime Biden allies were aghast at the rocky rollout and undisciplined performances. — Philip Elliott, Time, "Why Joe Biden's Campaign is Struggling," 25 July 2019 Gase got an undisciplined team shown by regular tardiness and the league’s second-worst penalized team his first two years. — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, "Hyde: Here’s how Brian Flores is laying down the new culture with the Dolphins | Commentary," 27 July 2019 Backed by Uganda’s logistic support, Kagame proved a formidable adversary for the Rwandan regime’s inexperienced, undisciplined troops. — Maggie Calt, Harper's magazine, "Brutal from the Beginning," 22 July 2019 There were too many close losses borne of undisciplined and uninspired play. — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, "Longhorns’ Sugar Bowl win important step on path to creating sustained success," 18 July 2019 Both men have a reputation for being undisciplined speakers, in ways that expose their characters—a meandering exuberance on Biden’s part, casual cruelty on Trump’s. — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, "What a Biden-Trump Presidential Race Might Look Like," 16 June 2019 In Mangueira people lived what on the surface looked like chaotic, undisciplined lives. — Alma Guillermoprieto, The New York Review of Books, "A Reporting Life in Latin America," 6 June 2019 Margot is a free swinger, not an undisciplined swinger. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres Notes: Tatis not out, even when he is; Margot stays centered; Stammen steps up," 27 June 2019 That Johnson is undisciplined, careless, and arrogant could not be more widely documented or better known. — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, "Will Boris Johnson’s “Late-Night Altercation” Sink His Bid to Become Prime Minister?," 23 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'undisciplined.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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undisciplined
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of undisciplined
: behaving in a way that is not properly controlled, organized, serious, etc. : lacking discipline
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