self controlling

self-con·trol

[self-kuhn-trohl, self-]
noun
control or restraint of oneself or one's actions, feelings, etc.
Origin:
1705–15

Related forms
self-con·trolled, adjective
self-con·trol·ling, adjective

Synonyms
self-discipline, self-restraint, willpower, levelheadedness.
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self-control
 
—n
the ability to exercise restraint or control over one's feelings, emotions, reactions, etc
 
self-con'trolled
 
—adj
 
self-con'trolling
 
—adj

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Word Origin & History

self-control
1711, from self + control (q.v.). Coined by Eng. moral philosopher Anthony Ashley Cooper Shaftesbury (1671-1713).
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Medical Dictionary

self-control self-con·trol (sělf'kən-trōl')
n.
control of one's emotions, desires, or actions by one's own will.

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