autodiscipline

Definitions of autodiscipline
  1. noun
    the trait of practicing self discipline
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    types:
    austérité
    the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
    abstention
    the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
    type of:
    discipline
    the trait of being well behaved
  2. noun
    the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
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    types:
    abstinence
    act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
    abstinence, modération, tempérance
    abstaining from excess
    carême, jeune
    abstaining from food
    type of:
    contrôle, maîtrise, pouvoir
    the activity of managing or exerting control over something
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