NOUN | attribute | self-discipline, self-denial | the trait of practicing self discipline |
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act | self-discipline, self-denial, self-control | the act of denying yourself |
Meaning | The trait of practicing self discipline. | |
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Synonym | self-denial | |
Narrower | abstinence, abstention | The trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) |
austerity, asceticism, nonindulgence | The trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) | |
continence, continency | The exercise of self constraint in sexual matters | |
Broader | discipline | The trait of being well behaved |
Spanish | abnegación, autodisciplina | |
Catalan | abnegació, autodisciplina |
Meaning | The act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses / impulses. | |
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Synonyms | self-denial, self-control | |
Narrower | abstinence | Act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite |
asceticism, ascesis | rigorous / 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) | |
Broader | control | The activity of managing or exerting control over something |
Spanish | autocontrol, autodisciplina | |
Catalan | autocontrol, autodisciplina |
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