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self-command

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self-com·mand (slfk-mnd)
n.
Full presence of mind; self-confidence.
self-command
n
another term for self-control
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.self-commandself-command - the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
self-possession, will power, willpower, self-will, self-control, 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
Translations
self-command [ˌselfkəˈmɑːnd] N → dominio m sobre sí mismo, autodominio m


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The old gentleman had arranged his features with a view to self-command, rather than external cheerfulness; and he entered the cottage on his visit of conciliation with the bearing of a clergyman come to announce a death.
Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
Lady Susan, who had been shedding tears before, and showing great agitation at the idea of the meeting, received her with perfect self-command, and without betraying the least tenderness of spirit.
Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context
Then, again, it would never do in plain sight of the world's riveted eyes, it would never do, I say, for this straddling captain to be seen steadying himself the slightest particle by catching hold of anything with his hands; indeed, as token of his entire, buoyant self-command, he generally carries his hands in his trowsers' pockets; but perhaps being generally very large, heavy hands, he carries them there for ballast.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
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