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self-discipline

[ self-dis-uh-plin, self- ]

noun

  1. discipline and training of oneself, usually for improvement:

    Acquiring the habit of promptness requires self-discipline.



self-discipline

noun

  1. the act of disciplining or power to discipline one's own feelings, desires, etc, esp with the intention of improving oneself
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ-ˈ徱Ա, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • -徱cԱ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of self-discipline1

First recorded in 1830–40
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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.

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But showing iron will, great determination and self-discipline, Pant fought his way back from what seemed a dead-end to his career.

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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.

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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.

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Furthermore, if a woman was susceptible to impulses of the flesh as was commonly believed, then by enduring self-discipline they would prove themselves worthy of receiving and transmitting God's messages.

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