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noun
control or restraint of oneself or one's actions, feelings, etc.
Origin:
1705–15
1705–15
Related forms
self-con·trolled, adjective
self-con·trol·ling, adjective
Synonyms
self-discipline, self-restraint, willpower, levelheadedness.
self-discipline, self-restraint, willpower, levelheadedness.
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World English Dictionary
| 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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