[self-kuh
n-trohl, self-] 
| control or restraint of oneself or one's actions, feelings, etc. |
| self-con·trol (sělf'kən-trōl') 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 self-con·trol (sělf'kən-trōl')
n.
Control of one's emotions, desires, or actions by one's own will.