anti-disciplinary
|an-ti-dis-ci-pli-nar-y|
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/ˌæn.ti.dɪˈsɪp.lɪn.ər.i/
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/ˌæn.ti.dɪˈsɪp.lɪn(ə)r.i/
against disciplinary boundaries
Etymology
'anti-disciplinary' is formed in modern English from the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti' meaning 'against') + 'disciplinary' (from Latin 'disciplina' meaning 'instruction, learning').
'discipline' originates from Latin 'disciplina' (teaching, instruction), passed into Old French as 'discipline' and into Middle English; the adjective 'disciplinary' developed from these forms. The compound 'anti-disciplinary' is a recent English formation (20th century onward) combining 'anti-' with 'disciplinary' to express opposition to disciplinary frameworks.
Originally 'disciplina' meant 'instruction' or 'teaching'; over time 'discipline' came to mean both a field of study and systems of control. 'Anti-disciplinary' evolved to mean opposition either to disciplinary boundaries (academic sense) or to disciplinary authority (social sense).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
opposing or rejecting conventional academic or professional disciplinary boundaries and methods; favoring approaches that cross, combine, or ignore established disciplines.
The research team adopted an anti-disciplinary approach, bringing together artists, engineers, and sociologists to tackle the problem.
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Adjective 2
resisting disciplinary authority or measures (i.e., opposing rules, punishments, or systems of discipline).
Student activists used anti-disciplinary tactics to protest the university's punitive policies.
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