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Meaning of self-discipline | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

Control of oneself.

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Selbstdisziplin
Ελληνικά αυτοπειθαρχία
Español autodisciplina
Suomi itsekuri
Français autodiscipline
Magyar önfegyelem
Bahasa Indonesia swadisiplin swawinaya
Italiano autodisciplina
日本語 克己
Português autodisciplina
Українська самодисципліна

Examples

“Near-synonym: willpower”
“Personal reinventions fail partly for the obvious reasons: you set your goals too high; or your existing obligations at work or home get in the way; or you find (who could have imagined it?) that the unimpressive level of self-discipline you’ve demonstrated for your entire life until this moment can’t magically be tripled overnight.”

CEFR level

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