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SELF-DISCIPLINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
Synonyms:
self-control; self-denial; self-discipline
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("self-discipline" is a kind of...):
control (the activity of managing or exerting control over something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "self-discipline"):
abstinence (act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite)
ascesis; asceticism (rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint)
mortification ((Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The trait of practicing self discipline
Synonyms:
self-denial; self-discipline
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("self-discipline" is a kind of...):
discipline (the trait of being well behaved)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "self-discipline"):
asceticism; austerity; nonindulgence (the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures))
abstention; abstinence (the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol))
continence; continency (the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters)
