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selfcontrol

selfcontrol is the alternative form of self-control.

Meaning of self-control

Noun

self-control (usually uncountable, plural self-controls)

  1. (usually) The ability to control one's desires and impulses.
    • Near-synonym: willpower

See all 2 meanings of self-control

Forms of selfcontrol

third-person singular presentselfcontrols
present participleselfcontrolling
past participleselfcontrolled
pastselfcontrolled

Questions about selfcontrol

What is selfcontrol the alternative form of?
Selfcontrol is the alternative form of self-control.

Words near selfcontrol in the dictionary

  1. selfconsciously
  2. selfconsciousness
  3. selfconsistency
  4. selfconsistent
  5. selfconsistently
  6. selfcontrol
  7. selfcontrols
  8. selfdetermined
  9. selfdirection
  10. selfdistributive
  11. selfdom

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