self-control

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˌsɛlf kənˈtɹoʊl

Definitions

The ability to control one's desires and impulses.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolautocontrol autodominio

Françaiscontrôle de soi maîtrise de soi self-control

DeutschBeherrschtheit Fassung SelbstbeherrschungSelbstkontrolle

27 more languages

Afrikaansselfbeheersing

العربيةصبر

Azərbaycan diliözünüidarəetmə

Bosanskisamokontrola

Češtinasebekontrola sebeovládání

Ελληνικάαυτοέλεγχος αυτοκυριαρχία αυτοσυγκράτηση

Esperantomemregado

Suomiholtti itsehallinta itsehillintäitsekontrolli

हिन्दीदम संयम

Hrvatskisamokontrola

Magyarönfegyelem önuralom

Bahasa Indonesiaswakendali

日本語セルフコントロール節制自制自制心自粛

ქართულითავშეკავება თვითკონტროლი

한국어극기 자제 절제

Latinacontinentia moderatio temperantia

Lietuviųsavitvarda

Nederlandszelfcontrole

Polskiautokontrola dyscyplina samokontrola

Portuguêsautocontrole

Românăautocontrol stăpânire de sine

Русскийсамоконтроль самообладание

Српскиsamokontrola

Svenskabehärskning besinning självbehärskning

ไทยการควบคุมตนเอง

Українськасамовлада́ння самоконтроль

Tiếng Việttự 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

C2

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

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See also

Self-controlling self-conviction self-cooker self-correct Self-correcting self-correction

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