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self-regulation 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 regulation English self-regulation From self- + regulation.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The regulation by a person of their own behaviour without external control, governance, or monitoring.
    • Near-synonym: willpower
  2. (uncountable) The regulation by an organization of its own operation without external control, governance, or monitoring.
    • Near-synonyms: self-governance; autonomy
  3. (uncountable) The regulation by a device or machine of its own operation without external control, governance, or monitoring.
    • Near-synonym: automation

Antonyms

undisciplinedness

Coordinates

sovereignty · self-awareness · self-criticism

Synonyms

self-discipline · self-mastery · self-command · willpower · self-governance · self-control · automation · autonomy

Translations (11)

ka თვითრეგულაცია (the regulation of one's own behavior) · nl zelfregulatie (the regulation of one's own behavior) · pl samoregulacja (the regulation of one's own behavior) · th การกำกับตนเอง (the regulation of one's own behavior) · cmn 自我調整 /自我调整 (the regulation of one's own behavior) · cmn 自我調節 /自我调节 (the regulation of one's own behavior) · de Selbstregulation (the regulation of one's own behavior) · fr autorégulation (the regulation of one's own behavior) · fi itsesäätely (the regulation of one's own behavior) · es autorregulación (the regulation of one's own behavior) · pl autoregulacja (the regulation of one's own behavior)