self-control

Speech parts

1. self-control - Noun

2. self-control - Verb

Meaning

Control of one's self; restraint exercised over one's self; self-command.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

self control

Synonyms

self-discipline self-denial self-possession self-command self-will willpower will power temperance will possession cool discipline calm restraint constraint

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Antonyms

derangement distress disturbance misconduct disobedience perturbation

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Hypernyms

control resolution resolve firmness resoluteness firmness of purpose

Hyponyms

abstinence asceticism mortification presence of mind ascesis nerves

Examples

The fruits of the earth are not brought to perfection immediately, but by time, rain and care; similarly, the fruits of men ripen through ascetic practice, study, time, perseverance, self-control and patience. Anthony the Great

If man do not find in himself the required (or wished, or wanted, - "voulue", Fr.) force to accomplish his moral aspirations, he can try to purt himself in the conditions suitable to assist (or promote, or further, -"favoriser", Fr.) his self-control. African Spir

I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control. Jane Austen

Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control. Its presence is an indication of ripened experience, and of a more than ordinary knowledge of the laws and operations of thought. James Allen

Hitler was undoubtedly a genius but he lacked self-control. He recognized no limits. Otherwise the thousand-year Reich would have lasted more than twelve years. Wilhelm Frick

Self-control is a trump card. Finnish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

self-contradiction self-contradictoriness self-contradictory self-control at self-controlled self-controlling