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self-restraint

[self-ri-streynt, self-]

self-re·straint

[self-ri-streynt, self-]
noun
restraint imposed on one by oneself; self-control.

Origin:
1765–75

self-re·strained, adjective
self-re·strain·ing, adjective
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self-restraint
 
n
restraint imposed by oneself on one's own feelings, desires, etc

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