self-control
control or restraint of oneself or one's actions, feelings, etc.
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Origin of self-control
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Other words from self-control
- self-con·trolled, adjective
- self-con·trol·ling, adjective
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How to use self-control in a sentence
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.
The Behavioral Economics of Your New Year’s Resolutions | Uri Gneezy | January 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTImportantly, after using self-control to resist one temptation, your brain has less energy to resist the next one.
The Behavioral Economics of Your New Year’s Resolutions | Uri Gneezy | January 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHence, in the long run, dieting requires the use of much more self-control than exercising.
The Behavioral Economics of Your New Year’s Resolutions | Uri Gneezy | January 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
A certain amount of his ill-humour vented, Tressan made an effort to regain his self-control.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniWhen this sudden discovery leaped out upon him, for a moment he lost his self-control.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodIt 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.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodShe felt that the time was opportune to plant the seed of self-control within the young heart.
The value of a praying mother | Isabel C. ByrumThis 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.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil Fenollosa
British Dictionary definitions for self-control
the ability to exercise restraint or control over one's feelings, emotions, reactions, etc
Derived forms of self-control
- self-controlled, adjective
- self-controlling, adjective
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