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Definitions

self-discipline

[self-dis-uh-plin, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈdɪs ə plɪn, ˈsɛlf- /

NOUN

austerity

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prudence

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abstemiousness asceticism chasteness chastity continence determination economy puritanism self-denial sobriety stoicism strictness temperance

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blandness calmness elaborateness extravagance gentility indulgence luxuriousness meekness mildness spending

NOUN

restraint

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caution constraint control moderation restriction self-restraint

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abstemiousness abstinence coercion command compulsion confines coolness curtailment economy forbearance grip hindrance hold inhibition limitation prevention repression reserve secretiveness self-denial self-government self-possession silence suppression unnaturalness withholding

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aid assistance freedom help indulgence liberty release self-indulgence

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agitation arousal liberation wildness

NOUN

self-control

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dignity discretion poise restraint reticence sobriety stoicism

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abstemiousness aplomb balance constraint discipline repression reserve self-government stability

WEAK

self-constraint strength of character

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instability

WEAK

agitation rashness

NOUN

soberness

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abnegation abstemiousness abstinence asceticism astringency austerity conservatism constraint continence control discretion dryness forbearance forgoing frugality measure moderateness moderation moderatism mortification prohibition prudence reasonableness restraint sacrifice self-control self-denial sobriety stoicism teetotalism

WEAK

eschewal golden mean happy medium refrainment self-deprivation uninebriation unintoxication

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agitation allowance carelessness indulgence intemperance permission rashness self-indulgence wildness

NOUN

teetotalism

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WEAK

eschewal golden mean happy medium refrainment self-deprivation uninebriation unintoxication

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agitation allowance carelessness indulgence intemperance permission rashness self-indulgence wildness

NOUN

temperance

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abnegation abstemiousness asceticism astringency austerity conservatism constraint continence control discretion forbearance forgoing frugality measure moderateness moderation moderatism mortification prohibition prudence reasonableness restraint sacrifice self-control self-denial soberness sobriety stoicism teetotalism

WEAK

eschewal golden mean happy medium refrainment self-deprivation uninebriation unintoxication

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agitation allowance carelessness indulgence permission rashness wildness

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excess intemperance

NOUN

will

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attitude character decision desire determination discipline feeling inclination intention mind passion power resolution resolve wish

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aim appetite conviction craving decisiveness decree design discretion disposition fancy hankering liking longing option pining pleasure preference prerogative purpose self-control self-restraint temperament urge velleity volition willfulness willpower wishes yearning

WEAK

heart's desire

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dislike hate hatred indecision question wavering weakness

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distaste indifference thoughtlessness

NOUN

willpower

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firmness grit self-control

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discipline drive fixity force resolution resolve self-government self-restraint single-mindedness strength will

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weakness

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indecision question

Example Sentences

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“Queen Elizabeth II had not been born to succeed,” Mr. Cannadine writes, “but by her example, her self-discipline, her public-spiritedness, and her longevity, she did so in more ways than one.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

He says it requires routine and self-discipline and leaves him ready to "face the day and to face life".

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

I can get lost in an algorithm on my phone and having the self-discipline to stop and be here now is an ongoing journey.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2024

Is it all down to a lack of self-discipline?

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

It may have been that they were weak people, ill suited for the rigors of emigration, its humiliations and compromises, its competing demands of self-discipline and adventurousness.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

self-discipline

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