Military Discipline

noun open resistance; bold disobedience

adjective defiant (describes a person or behavior characterized by defiance)

• The student showed defiance by refusing to follow the school's dress code.
• She rolled her eyes in defiance when her mom told her to clean her room.
• The teenager's defiance was off the charts when he was told he couldn't go to the party.
• The artist's use of bold colors was a form of defiance against traditional painting techniques.

verb to reduce someone to a lower rank or position

• The company decided to demote the manager due to poor performance.
• They're going to demote him to a lower position because he messed up.
• They're gonna knock him down a peg for screwing up.
• After making a mistake, she felt like life had demoted her to a lower level.

noun the process of removing or being removed from a place or organization

• The student faced expulsion from the prestigious university for cheating on the exam.
• If you keep breaking the rules, you're going to get kicked out of school.
• They gave him the boot after he was caught stealing from the company.
• The expulsion of negative thoughts from her mind helped her find inner peace.