"self-discipline" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From self- + discipline. Etymology templates: {{af|en|self-|discipline}} self- + discipline Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} self-discipline (uncountable)
  1. Control of oneself. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: self-command, self-control, self-mastery, self-regulation Related terms: self-doubt, self-pity Translations (control of oneself): самадысцыплі́на (samadyscyplína) [feminine] (Belarusian), autodisciplina [feminine] (Catalan), 律己 (lǜjǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 自制 (zìzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), itsekuri (Finnish), autodiscipline [feminine] (French), autodisciplina [feminine] (Galician), Selbstdisziplin [feminine] (German), αυτοπειθαρχία (aftopeitharchía) [feminine] (Greek), önfegyelem (Hungarian), féin-araíonacht [feminine] (Irish), autodisciplina [feminine] (Italian), 克己 (kokki) (Japanese), pašdisciplīna [feminine] (Latvian), samodyscyplina [feminine] (Polish), autodisciplina (Portuguese), самодисципли́на (samodisciplína) [feminine] (Russian), autodisciplina [feminine] (Spanish), självdisciplin [common-gender] (Swedish), самодисциплі́на (samodyscyplína) (Ukrainian)
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