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self-discipline
[self-dis-_uh_-plin, self-]
noun
- discipline and training of oneself, usually for improvement.
Acquiring the habit of promptness requires self-discipline.
noun
- the act of disciplining or power to discipline one's own feelings, desires, etc, esp with the intention of improving oneself
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Other Word Forms
- self-disciplined adjective
- ˌself-ˈdisciplined adjective
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Enrique is obsessive about PSG and his own self-discipline down to the finest details, with his watch even alerting him if he has not carried out any stretching or movement for 30 minutes.
But it's feeding off a recent trend, fed by predatory social media influencers, that conflates masculinity with punishing self-discipline, the kind that rejects all pleasure and comfort as a feminizing — and thereby evil — force.
But showing iron will, great determination and self-discipline, Pant fought his way back from what seemed a dead-end to his career.
Perhaps it was Babitz’s lack of self-discipline, or her excessive drug use, or the incipient onset of Huntington’s disease, which would eventually take her life.
The former officer, who wants to remain anonymous, said he was attracted to a career in the prison service due to the self-discipline and integrity the role requires.