| Noun | 1. | self-discipline - the trait of practicing self discipline discipline - the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops" austerity, nonindulgence, asceticism - the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) abstention, abstinence - the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) continence, continency - the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters | 
| 2. | self-discipline - the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses 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) |