onthouding

Definitions of onthouding
  1. noun
    act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
    synonyms: abstinentie
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    geheelonthouding
    abstaining from excess
    onderdrukking, oppressie, overheersing, remming, repressie, verdringing, verdrukking
    (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires
    dieet, leefregel, regime
    the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)
    hongerstaking
    a voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest
    type of:
    zelfbedwang, zelfbeheersing, zelfcontrole, zelfdiscipline, zelftucht
    the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
  2. noun
    the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
    synonyms: abstinentie
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    zelfcontrole, zelfdiscipline, zelftucht
    the trait of practicing self discipline
  3. noun
    abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows)
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    abstinentie
    act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
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