Dictionary

self-discipline en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English discipline English self-discipline From self- + discipline.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Control of oneself.
   • Personal reinventions fail partly for the obvious reasons: you set your goals too high; or your existing obligations at work or home get in the way; or you find (who could have imagined it?) that the unimpressive level of self-discipline you’ve demonstrated for your entire life until this moment can’t magically be tripled overnight. 2022 January 1, Oliver Burkeman, “New year, same old you! The secret to self-improvement is embracing your messy, imperfect life”, in The Guardian:
   • Near-synonym: willpower

Antonyms

undisciplinedness

Coordinates

self-awareness · self-criticism

Relateds

self-doubt · self-pity

Synonyms

self-control · self-mastery · willpower · self-regulation · self-command

Translations (22)

hu önfegyelem (control of oneself) · be самадысцыплі́на (control of oneself) · pl samodyscyplina (control of oneself) · fi itsekuri (control of oneself) · ja 克己 (control of oneself) · sv självdisciplin (control of oneself) · ka თვითდისციპლინა (control of oneself) · ca autodisciplina (control of oneself) · lv pašdisciplīna (control of oneself) · ga féin-araíonacht (control of oneself) · uk самодисциплі́на (control of oneself) · es autodisciplina (control of oneself) · ru самодисципли́на (control of oneself) · cmn 自制 (control of oneself) · de Selbstdisziplin (control of oneself) · cmn 律己 (control of oneself) · gl autodisciplina (control of oneself) · el αυτοπειθαρχία (control of oneself) · th การมีวินัยในตนเอง (control of oneself) · fr autodiscipline (control of oneself) · it autodisciplina (control of oneself) · pt autodisciplina (control of oneself)