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self-control

[ self-kuhn-trohl, self- ]

noun

  1. control or restraint of oneself or one's actions, feelings, etc.

    Synonyms: levelheadedness, willpower, self-restraint, self-discipline



self-control

noun

  1. the ability to exercise restraint or control over one's feelings, emotions, reactions, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌself-conˈtrolled, adjective
  • ˌself-conˈtrolling, adjective
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Other Words From

  • self-con·trolled adjective
  • self-con·trolling adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-control1

First recorded in 1705–15
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Example Sentences

Men were taught self-control about everything from their diet to how to resist the “painted woman.”

Experts suggest that we need to think of self-control as a “muscle”; something we can train in order to increase our willpower.

The type of self-control needed for dieting is very different from that needed for exercising.

Importantly, after using self-control to resist one temptation, your brain has less energy to resist the next one.

Hence, in the long run, dieting requires the use of much more self-control than exercising.

A certain amount of his ill-humour vented, Tressan made an effort to regain his self-control.

When this sudden discovery leaped out upon him, for a moment he lost his self-control.

It was a great fault of his, or perhaps a misfortune—for he could not help it—this want of self-control in moments of emergency.

She felt that the time was opportune to plant the seed of self-control within the young heart.

This was a fearful task for one like him, but he would strive for self-control just as one throws down a tree to bridge a torrent.

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