self-con·trol (s lf k n-tr l )n. Control of one's emotions, desires, or actions by one's own will: "You think yourself a miracle of sensibility; but self-control is what you need" (Mary Boykin Chesnut). self -con·trolled adj. |
self-control
n
the ability to exercise restraint or control over one's feelings, emotions, reactions, etc.
self-controlled adj
self-controlling adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | self-control - 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) |
| 2. |  self-control - the trait of resolutely controlling your own behaviorfirmness 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]
"He that would govern others, first should be"
"The master of himself" [Philip Massinger The Bondman]
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
to exercise one's self-control → contenerse, dominarse
to lose one's self-control → no poder contenerse or dominarse
self-control [ˌsɛlfkənˈtrəʊl] self-restraint [ˌsɛlfrɪˈstreɪnt] n → self-control m inv, autocontrollo, padronanza di sé
self-control [ˌsɛlfkənˈtrəʊl] self-restraint [ˌsɛlfrɪˈstreɪnt] n → self-control m inv, autocontrollo, padronanza di sé
self-control [ˌsɛlfkənˈtrəʊl] self-restraint [ˌsɛlfrɪˈstreɪnt] n → self-control m inv, autocontrollo, padronanza di sé
n self-control [selfkənˈtroul]
control of oneself, one's emotions and impulses He behaved with admirable self-control although he was very angry. selfbeheer ضَبْط النَّفْس самоконтрол sebevláda selvkontrol die Selbstbeherrschung αυτοέλεγχος dominio de sí mismo, autocontrol enesekontroll خويشتن داري itsehillintä maîtrise de soi שְׁלִיטָה עַצמִית आत्मसंयम, आत्मनियंत्रण susprezanje, samosvladavanje önuralom pengendalian diri sjálfsstjórn autocontrollo 自制 자제 savitvarda paškontrole; pašsavaldīšanās kawalan kendiri zelfbeheersing selvbeherskelse opanowanie, zimna krew autodomínio stăpânire de sine, sânge rece самообладание sebakontrola samoobvladovanje samokontrola självbehärskning, självkontroll ควบคุมตัวเอง; ควบคุมความรู้สึกของตัวเอง kendine hâkim olma 自制力 вміння володіти собою, самовладання ضبط نفس sự tự chủ 自制
self-control → ضبط النفس 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
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