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self-restraint

noun

Etymology

From self- + restraint.

  1. derived from restreinte
  2. inherited from restreynte
  3. formed as self-restraint — “self- + restraint”

Definitions

  1. Self-control, control over one's emotions, passions and actions.

    • His lack of self-restraint led to several ugly scenes of debauchery and violent outburst.
    • Sovereigntism means a country doing what it wants to do within only the limits of what it can do. It means the end of self-restraint within a framework of mutual restraint.

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