self-control
See also: self control
English
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Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɛlf kənˈtɹoʊl/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɛlf kənˈtɹəʊl/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: self-control
Noun
self-control (usually uncountable, plural self-controls)
- The ability to control one's desires and impulses.
- Synonyms: self-command, self-discipline, self-mastery, self-regulation
- Antonym: undisciplinedness
- Hyponym: self-restraint
- Coordinate terms: self-awareness, self-criticism
- Near-synonym: willpower
- 2015 July 31, Liza Lucas, “How to beat smoking, other bad habits with better self-control”, in CNN[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 4 November 2025:
- A review of addiction research, published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences, suggests mindful meditation strengthens self-control in smokers, even among those smokers who haven’t set an intention to quit.
Translations
ability to control one's desires and impulses — see also self-mastery
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Verb
self-control (third-person singular simple present self-controls, present participle self-controlling, simple past and past participle self-controlled)
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