self-control

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English

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Etymology

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From self- +‎ control.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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self-control (usually uncountable, plural self-controls)

  1. The ability to control one's desires and impulses.
    Synonyms: self-command, self-discipline, self-mastery, self-regulation
    Antonym: undisciplinedness
    Hyponym: self-restraint
    Coordinate terms: self-awareness, self-criticism
    Near-synonym: willpower

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Verb

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self-control (third-person singular simple present self-controls, present participle self-controlling, simple past and past participle self-controlled)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To control oneself or itself.

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