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self-discipline

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

Control of oneself.

uncountable

Equivalents

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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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See also

self-disclosure self-discovery self-discrimination self-disgust self-disorder self-dissatisfaction

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