He refused to exercise self-restraint.
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Self-restraint
Synonyms for "self-restraint" (87 found)
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10 translations across 8 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 自制 noun (self-restraint)
Danish
1 entries- selvbeherskelse noun (self-restraint)
Estonian
2 entries- enesepiiramine noun (self-restraint)
- vaoshoitus noun (self-restraint)
Finnish
1 entries- itsekuri noun (self-restraint)
Latin
1 entries- abstinentia noun (self-restraint)
Lithuanian
1 entries- santūrumas noun (self-restraint)
Portuguese
1 entries- autodomínio noun (self-restraint)
Russian
2 entries- самооблада́ние noun (self-restraint)
- сде́ржанность noun (self-restraint)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
But, coming to the throne, she threw away her modesty and brawled and rioted with very little self-restraint.
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Adversity and prosperity reveal one's breadth of mind; joy and anger test one's self-restraint.
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His lack of self-restraint led to several ugly scenes of debauchery and violent outburst.
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