self-control

plural self-controls · alternative self control · alternative selfcontrol

1. uncountableusuallyThe ability to control one's desires and impulses.

   Near-synonym: willpower

   1 more example

   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.

   2015 July 31, Liza Lucas, “How to beat smoking, other bad habits with better self-control”, in CNN

   Synonyms: self-command, self-discipline, self-mastery, self-regulation, willpower · Antonyms: undisciplinedness

present singular third person self-controls · participle present self-controlling · participle past self-controlled · past self-controlled · alternative self control · alternative selfcontrol

1. intransitivetransitiveTo control oneself or itself.