self-restraint

noun

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1
as in restraint
the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions she demonstrated an almost unnatural self-restraint during the fight

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2
as in discipline
the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others we must practice self-restraint even with people who are deliberately rude

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