Dictionary

self-mastery 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 mastery English self-mastery From self- + mastery.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The conscious control of one's behaviour.
   • Self-mastery matters for everyone.
   • Near-synonym: willpower

Antonyms

undisciplinedness

Coordinates

self-awareness · self-criticism

Synonyms

self-command · willpower · self-regulation · self-control · self-discipline

Translations (2)

es autodominio (conscious control of one's own behaviour) · hi आत्मसंयम (conscious control of one's own behaviour)