self-con·trol

(sĕlf′kən-trōl′)

Control of one's emotions, desires, or actions by one's own will.

self′-con·trolled′ adj.

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self-control

the ability to exercise restraint or control over one's feelings, emotions, reactions, etc

ˌself-conˈtrolled adj

ˌself-conˈtrolling adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

self′-control′

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

[1705–15]

self′-controlled′, adj.

self′-control′ling, adj.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	self-control - the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses self-denial, self-discipline control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable" abstinence - act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite ascesis, asceticism - rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint mortification - (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)
	2.	self-control - the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior self-command, self-possession, will power, willpower, self-will, possession firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolve, firmness, resolution - the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" nerves - control of your emotions; "this kind of tension is not good for my nerves" presence of mind - self-control in a crisis; ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency

self-control

noun willpower, restraint, self-discipline, cool, coolness, calmness, self-restraint, self-mastery, strength of mind or will I began to wish I'd shown more self-control.

Quotations
"He that would govern others, first should be"
"The master of himself" [Philip Massinger The Bondman]

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

self-control

noun

The keeping of one's thoughts and emotions to oneself:

control, reserve, restraint, reticence, self-restraint, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness.

Translations

self-control

[ˌselfkənˈtrəʊl] N → dominio m de sí mismo, autocontrol m
to exercise one's self-control → contenerse, dominarse
to lose one's self-control → no poder contenerse or dominarse

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

self-control

[ˌsɛlfkənˈtrəʊl] self-restraint [ˌsɛlfrɪˈstreɪnt] n → self-control m inv, autocontrollo, padronanza di sé

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

self-control

(selfkənˈtroul) noun

control of oneself, one's emotions and impulses. He behaved with admirable self-control although he was very angry.

self-control

→ ضَبْطُ النَّفْس sebeovládání selvkontrol Selbstbeherrschung αυτοέλεγχος autocontrol itsehillintä sang-froid samokontrola autocontrollo 自制 자제 zelfbeheersing selvkontroll samokontrola autocontrole, autocontrolo самообладание självbehärskning การข่มใจตัวเอง özkontrol sự tự chủ 自我控制

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

self-control

n autocontrol m, control m de los propios impulsos y reacciones

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But his self-control was more than I could explain.

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Miss Ophelia, with characteristic strength and self-control, had remained with her kinsman to the last,--all eye, all ear, all attention; doing everything of the little that could be done, and joining with her whole soul in the tender and impassioned prayers which the poor slave had poured forth for the soul of his dying master.

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Yes, my hardly-earned self-control was as completely lost to me as if I had never possessed it; lost to me, as it is lost every day to other men, in other critical situations, where women are concerned.

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He prided himself on his self-control. It had been whipped into him by the mockery of his fellows.

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