willpower
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈwɪlˌpaʊər/
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fuerza de voluntad
- It takes a lot of willpower to do what you're doing.
- lack of willpower
- need to exert willpower
- physical endurance and willpower
So most people think I need willpower, so I should just try harder.
- So most people think I need willpower, so I should just try harder.
- How will he find the willpower to survive this latest trial?
- When you were trying to exert willpower, there is a struggle.
- I'll, you know, it's just that sort of like willpower, like, yes, I can do this.
- If you think you're tough and proving your willpower to yourself by losing fat, you're right.
- Bye, that took so much willpower just to try and ignore my twitching eye.
- What sorts of conditions really SAP or drain their willpower and tenacity?
- We're going to rise or fall on our own deeds, our own brains, our own willpower and what we could do.
- So this isn't just something that willpower will take care of.
- So I know first hand that willpower does not work.
- It's strong enough not to. It's not willpower because willpower is not
- And I thought with those things together, my willpower and my mom always she always.
- You know, girls who have to like willpower to curl their hair every single day.
Examples
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To quit smoking, you need strong willpower to resist the urge to light up.
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In the meantime, the innocent may have only their willpower to rely on.
Academic text (1999) -
But so look, willpower is amazing for the people who have it.
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So I know first hand that willpower does not work.
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These are men of will and willpower and action.
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I know this is going to take great willpower, but try.
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Sometimes willpower is simply not enough for patients to achieve the weight loss they need.
Academic text (2012) -
So most people think I need willpower, so I should just try harder.
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How will he find the willpower to survive this latest trial?
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These young people have no willpower.
Synonyms
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4.8
The ability to control your feelings and actions
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3.3
Being able to stop yourself from acting on strong feelings or wants when it is hard
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8.5
Choosing to do something by your own will without being forced
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4.4
The ability to control your actions and feelings even when it is hard
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6.7
A calm, confident control of your feelings and actions in difficult situations
Being able to control your actions, feelings, or desires in hard situations
Ability to stay calm and control your actions and feelings
Antonyms
How Strong-Willed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Willpower is simply will + power, where will means 'desire' or 'decision' and power means 'strength', so it is the 'strength of your will' to control your actions.