SELF-CONTROL
Dictionary entry overview: What does self-control mean?
• SELF-CONTROL (noun)
The noun SELF-CONTROL has 2 senses:
1. the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
2. the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
Familiarity information: SELF-CONTROL used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SELF-CONTROL (noun)
Meaning:
The act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
self-control; self-denial; self-discipline
Hypernyms ("self-control" is a kind of...):
control (the activity of managing or exerting control over something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "self-control"):
abstinence (act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite)
ascesis; asceticism (rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint)
mortification ((Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself))
Meaning:
The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
self-command; self-possession; willpower; self-control; self-will; possession
Hypernyms ("self-control" is a kind of...):
firmness; firmness of purpose; resoluteness; resolution; resolve (the trait of being resolute)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "self-control"):
nerves (control of your emotions)
presence of mind (self-control in a crisis; ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency)
