From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishself-controlˌself-conˈtrol noun [uncountable] CONTROLthe ability to behave calmly and sensibly even when you feel very excited, angry etc —self-controlled adjective
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self-control• The German team showed amazing self-control throughout the game.• He kissed them away while Luce silently struggled for self-control.• We find that they don't have self-control.• He looked calm and cold, full of self-control.• Such questions are distasteful for a fastidious cleric who thinks of sexuality as a loss of self-control.• In the eyes of good practitioners self-control allows them to find a path around conflict.• Her deep sense of outrage helped her to self-control.• In school, his problems with self-control led to academic difficulties. 