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Meaning of self-control | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˌsɛlf kənˈtɹoʊl

Definitions

The ability to control one's desires and impulses.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Afrikaans selfbeheersing

العربية صبر

Azərbaycanca özünüidarəetmə

Bosanski samokontrola

Čeština sebekontrola sebeovládání

Deutsch Beherrschtheit Fassung Selbstbeherrschung Selbstkontrolle

Ελληνικά αυτοέλεγχος αυτοκυριαρχία αυτοσυγκράτηση

Esperanto memregado

Español autocontrol autodominio

Suomi holtti itsehallinta itsehillintä itsekontrolli

Français contrôle de soi maîtrise de soi self-control

हिन्दी दम संयम

Hrvatski samokontrola

Magyar önfegyelem önuralom

Bahasa Indonesia swakendali

日本語セルフコントロール節制自制自制心自粛

ქართული თავშეკავება თვითკონტროლი

한국어 극기 자제 절제

Latina continentia moderatio temperantia

Lietuvių savitvarda

Nederlands zelfcontrole

Polski autokontrola dyscyplina samokontrola

Português autocontrole

Română autocontrol stăpânire de sine

Русский самоконтроль самообладание

Српски samokontrola

Svenska behärskning besinning självbehärskning

ไทย การควบคุมตนเอง

Українська самовлада́ння самоконтроль

Tiếng Việt tự chế

Examples

“Near-synonym: willpower”

“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.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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