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self-restraint
[ self-ri-streynt, self- ]
/ ˈsɛlf rɪˈstreɪnt, ˌsɛlf- /
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noun
restraint imposed on one by oneself; self-control.
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Origin of self-restraint
First recorded in 1765–75
OTHER WORDS FROM self-restraint
self-re·strained, adjectiveself-re·strain·ing, adjectiveWords nearby self-restraint
self-renunciation,
self-replicate,
self-replicating,
self-reproach,
self-respect,
self-restraint,
self-revealing,
self-revelation,
Selfridge,
self-righteous,
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How to use self-restraint in a sentence
We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.
Stephanie Giorgio, a classical musician, credits The Class for helping her cope with anxiety, focus, fear, and self-doubt.
For someone with anorexia, self-starvation makes them feel better.
I went into the audition as Fericito, the Venezuelan percussionist, and then I did a self-defense expert.
Those who come to the Dinner Party are self-selecting; they do want to talk about it.
Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower.
Now this setting up of an orderly law-abiding self seems to me to imply that there are impulses which make for order.
At present, Louis was too self-absorbed by the struggles within him, to look deep into what was passing around him.
But to wave this discourse of Heathens, how many self-contradicting principles are there held among Christians?
Jean grinned and dribbled self-consciously, and showed his two little teeth to the proudest father in the world.
British Dictionary definitions for self-restraint
noun
restraint imposed by oneself on one's own feelings, desires, etc
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