Pseudo-discipline

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of pseudodiscipline (area of study that has a limited resemblance to an academic discipline) alt-of, alternative

    "Project Cycle Management with its methodological frills had now become another jargon-studded pseudo-discipline which could only be mastered after extensive training."

  2. 2
    A false or ineffective imposition of punishment to maintain control.

    "But all this is not worthy of the name of discipline; it is pseudo-discipline as we shall see."

Example

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"Project Cycle Management with its methodological frills had now become another jargon-studded pseudo-discipline which could only be mastered after extensive training."

Etymology

From pseudo- + discipline.

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