self-command
- noun
- /ˈsɛlf kəmˈmænd/
:
autocontrol
- His ability to maintain self-command helped him resist the temptation to eat junk food.
Your story in one way is about learning self command and control over self-destructive behaviors.
- Your story in one way is about learning self command and control over self-destructive behaviors.
Examples
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That whole line of argument culminates in part VI's extended discussion of virtue and the general idea of self-command.
Academic text (2001) -
After the viewing, she sat in a corner of the study, her hands clenched, fighting for self-command.
Fiction book (1993) -
Your story in one way is about learning self command and control over self-destructive behaviors.
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This sober appreciation of ourselves marshals forth our self-command, which in turn sustains a genuinely "civil society."
Academic text (2001) -
Stoic notions of self-command had lingered in the background of Smith's thought from the first edition.
Academic text (2001) -
The Reverend Eldred met the creature's gaze somewhat charitably, but soon regained his self-command.
Fiction book (2000) -
Joined to the idea of self-command, the imagined impartial spectator of the sixth edition provides us with a perspective for thinking about ourselves in terms of a standard of "exact propriety and perfection," a standard freed from that commonly attained in the world.
Academic text (2001) -
She showed great self-command when she remained calm despite the stressful situation.
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With focused self-command, he was able to control his anxiety during the presentation.
Synonyms
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2.8
Ability to direct your body or its parts so they move as you want
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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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4.3
The power to control your actions, feelings, and urges when things are hard
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4.4
The ability to control your actions and feelings even when it is hard
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4.6
The ability to control your feelings and urges
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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
Antonyms
How Disciplined
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Self-command comes from self- meaning 'oneself' and command meaning 'order' or 'control', so imagine being your own commander who gives orders to yourself. That's why self-command means the ability to control your actions and feelings.