Self-discipline

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Control of oneself. uncountable

    "Near-synonym: willpower"

  2. 2
    the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses wordnet
  3. 3
    the trait of practicing self discipline wordnet

Synonyms

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self-controlabnegationaplombcomposureconstraintcontrol

Example

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""Hello." "..." "Are you on guard duty again today?" "Yes." "You don't talk much, right?" "No. ...Listen, I am a samurai. People expect noble reservation and iron self-discipline of me. That just leaves no room for small talk...""

Etymology

From self- + discipline.

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