Discipline and Repression

Discipline

Discipline noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.

Usage example: she lacks the discipline that's essential for a job in customer relations

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Repression and discipline are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repression" instead a noun "Discipline".

Repression noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.

Usage example: psychologists talking about the repression of anger and how it affects one's health

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Discipline and repression are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discipline" instead a noun "Repression".

harsh	harsh discipline	harsh repression
brutal	brutal discipline	brutal repression
strong	strong discipline	strong repression
absolute	absolute discipline	absolute repression
Other adjectives: personal, scientific.

Ultimately, that discipline led not to a control that allowed the powers to be used well, but a repression that eventually went out of control and lead to that fear they were trying to prevent.

Source: Analysis / Frozen

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