undisciplined
adjective
un·dis·ci·plined
ˌən-ˈdi-sə-plənd 
: lacking in discipline or self-control
undisciplined behavior
an unruly and undisciplined child
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While guidance documents are incorporated in Trump’s new review-and-termination order—yet another important innovation—these have historically remained undisciplined and uncatalogued until Trump’s own E.O. 13891 of 2019 generated the makings of an inventory.
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Basketball example: In a playoff game, the head coach decides to bench his young star player in the fourth quarter after an undisciplined outburst on the court.
—Brent Dykes, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Authorities blamed the unrest on armed remnants of the Assad government, but acknowledged that some of the civilian killings were the fault of undisciplined factions or individual actors.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
And in a highly personalistic international system, especially one agitated by undisciplined digital diplomacy, such a dynamic could take hold elsewhere.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Basketball example: In a playoff game, the head coach decides to bench his young star player in the fourth quarter after an undisciplined outburst on the court.
—Brent Dykes, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Authorities blamed the unrest on armed remnants of the Assad government, but acknowledged that some of the civilian killings were the fault of undisciplined factions or individual actors.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
And in a highly personalistic international system, especially one agitated by undisciplined digital diplomacy, such a dynamic could take hold elsewhere.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Undisciplined.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undisciplined. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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