discipline vs penalty

penalty vs discipline

discipline and penalty both are nouns.

discipline is a verb but penalty is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
discipline	Yes	No	Yes	No
penalty	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, penalty is a hypernym of discipline; that is, penalty is a word with a broader meaning than discipline:

discipline: the act of disciplining
penalty: the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty

Other hypernyms of discipline include penalisation, penalization, punishment.

discipline (noun)	penalty (noun)
training to improve strength or self-control	the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
the act of disciplining	the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
the trait of being well behaved	(games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
a branch of knowledge	a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
a system of rules of conduct or method of practice

discipline (verb)	penalty (verb)
punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

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