self-discipline

US /ˈsɛlfˈdɪsəplɪn/

UK /self 'dɪsəplɪn/

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other

  • The trait of practicing self discipline

other

  • The ability to control one's feelings and overcome one's weaknesses; the ability to pursue what one thinks is right despite temptations to abandon it.
  • A method of improving oneself.
  • The training of oneself, usually to improve in some way.

noun

  • The ability to control one's feelings and overcome one's weaknesses; the ability to pursue what one thinks is right despite temptations to abandon it.
  • The training of oneself to do something, or to behave in a particular way, in order to improve oneself.