self-restraint

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 restraint English self-restraint From self- + restraint.

1. Self-control, control over one's emotions, passions and actions.

   “His lack of self-restraint led to several ugly scenes of debauchery and violent outburst.”

   “Sovereigntism means a country doing what it wants to do within only the limits of what it can do. It means the end of self-restraint within a framework of mutual restraint.”