The meaning of Undisciplined

determiner

Used when referring to someone or something for the first time in a text or conversation.

Usage examples:

A man came out of the room

abbreviation

(in travel timetables) arrives.

Usage examples:

Penzance a 0915

symbol

(in units of measurement) atto- (10−18).

adjective

Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.

Usage examples:

He ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal

noun

The opposite.

Usage examples:

An act applies only to the united kingdom unless the contrary is expressed

noun

A fact or opinion that is the opposite of one already stated

Usage examples:

We expected the play to be a bore, but the contrary was true., most people supported the proposal, …

adjective

(typically of a young person) tending to commit crime, particularly minor crime.

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Delinquent teenagers

noun

A delinquent person.

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Juvenile delinquents

adjective

Late in paying money owed

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She was delinquent in paying her taxes.

adjective

Refusing to obey rules or someone in authority.

Usage examples:

Larry was stern with disobedient employees

adjective

Not doing what you are told to do

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A disobedient child

adjective

Lacking organization; untidy.

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His life was as disorderly as ever

adjective

Threatening the safety of people or the peace of a neighborhood

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A disorderly crowd, he was charged with disorderly conduct., a disorderly desk

adjective

Causing or tending to cause disruption.

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Disruptive pupils

adjective

Tending to damage the orderly control of a situation

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Disruptive social changes, the teacher said disruptive behavior would not be tolerated.

adjective

Causing trouble and therefore stopping something from continuing as usual

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An absence of disruptive interpersonal issues makes for a healthier workspace., the start-up has al…

adjective

Defiant of authority; disobedient to orders.

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An insubordinate attitude

adjective

Refusing to obey orders from someone in authority, and not showing respect for them

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We shall take action against city employees who are insubordinate, or who are discourteous to the p…

adjective

Hard to control or deal with.

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Intractable economic problems

adjective

Difficult or impossible to manage or control

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Intractable problems, an intractable child

adjective

(of a soldier or sailor) refusing to obey the orders of a person in authority.

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Mutinous soldiers occupied the radio station

adjective

(especially of a sailor or a soldier) refusing to obey orders or attempting to take control from people in authority

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The mutinous sailors took control of the ship., mutinous soldiers occupied the state radio station …

adjective

(especially of a child) badly behaved; disobedient.

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You've been a really naughty boy

adjective

(esp. of children) behaving badly and not being obedient, or (esp. of behavior or language) not socially acceptable

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A naughty girl, a naughty word

adjective

When children are naughty, or their behaviour is naughty, they behave badly or do not do what they are told to do

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Now that's naughty - don't throw food on the floor!, our boss treats us all like naughty children.

adjective

Noisy and difficult to control.

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The boy is cocky and obstreperous

adjective

Difficult to deal with and noisy

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Obstreperous customers

adjective

Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable.

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Kate's perverse decision not to cooperate held good

adjective

Having the effect of being, or intended to be, the opposite of what is usually expected or considered reasonable

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Sometimes i think he refuses to cooperate just to be perverse., she takes perverse pleasure in shoc…

adjective

Showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention.

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I became very rebellious and opted out

adjective

Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.

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A class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds

noun

A person with an obstinately uncooperative attitude.

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A stiff-necked recalcitrant and troublemaker

adjective

Unwilling to do what you are asked or ordered to do, even if it is reasonable

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Tenants petitioned their recalcitrant landlord to finish repairs to their building.

adjective

Stubborn or unmanageable.

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His refractory pony

noun

A substance that is resistant to heat.

Usage examples:

All three minerals alter to shimmer aggregates of sericite; all three are used in the preparation o…

adjective

Not affected by a treatment, change, or process

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This is a chronic and disabling condition that is refractory to treatment., a refractory child

adjective

Disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control.

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A group of unruly children

adjective

Difficult to control or manage

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Her unruly behavior caused chaos in class.

adjective

Difficult to control or predict because of wilful or perverse behaviour.

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A wayward adolescent

adjective

(of a bad or harmful act) intentional; deliberate.

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Wilful acts of damage

adjective

(of something bad) done intentionally or (of a person) determined to do exactly as you want, even if you know it is wrong

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The present crisis is the result of years of wilful neglect by the council., they eat huge quantiti…