self-disciplineˌself-ˈdiscipline noun [uncountable] 
Examples
A lot of the kids seemed to lack self-discipline.—self-disciplined adjective
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- I don't know if I've enough self-discipline to work full-time and go to night school.
- Taking part in plays teaches kids focus and self-discipline.
- We try to teach the children self-reliance and self-discipline.
- And, in part, they are not successful because they lack the self-discipline to stay on task.
- Both demonstrated self-discipline by keeping their answers within the time allowed under debate rules negotiated by the rival campaigns.
- Hence they have too little self-discipline, too little sense of the appropriate.
- His self-discipline had been forged and tempered by years of training.
- Ideally, it promotes self-discipline, controlled aggression and individual sacrifice in the interest of the team.
- If there is not some self-discipline, that is exactly what happens.
- Obviously knowledge as well as self-discipline is necessary to prevent accidents and maintain a safe environment.
- They lacked the academic habits and the self-discipline of some of the others; their relative fluency masked deeper problems.
Longman Language Activatorto control your feelings► control
the ability to make yourself do the things you know you ought to do, without someone making you do them: if you control yourself or control your feelings, you continue to behave calmly and sensibly and do not become too angry, excited, or upset: control yourself/himself etc: · She was really annoying me, but I managed to control myself and not say anything.control your temper: · I wish he'd learn to control his temper.
► self-control the ability to behave calmly and sensibly and not become too angry, excited, or upset, even when you have a good reason to: · The German team showed amazing self-control throughout the game.
► keep your temper to manage to stay calm and not become angry, especially when someone is trying to make you angry: · I knew they were trying to annoy me but I was determined to keep my temper.· Police officers are expected to keep their tempers whatever people say to them.· It took all her patience just to keep her temper.
► self-discipline the ability to make yourself work hard, take a lot of exercise, not eat the wrong foods etc because you know it is good for you to do so: · I don't know if I've enough self-discipline to work full-time and go to night school.· We try to teach the children self-reliance and self-discipline.
► restrain yourself to stop yourself doing or saying something, especially something that might have a harmful result: · I was tempted to stay for another drink, but in the end I restrained myself and went home.restrain yourself from: · So far I have managed to restrain myself from phoning up to complain.
► snap out of it to suddenly start to control yourself after you have been very sad or upset and make yourself feel better again: · You've been in this mood for days now -- I wish you'd snap out of it.· He's so depressed. He doesn't seem able to snap out of it at all.
► get a grip on yourself spoken say this when you want someone to stop behaving in a very emotional way, especially when they are so frightened or upset that they cannot control the way they are behaving: · Come on, calm down, get a grip on yourself.· Occasionally Georgie would find Tommy crying, and he'd tell him to get a grip on himself.
► pull yourself together spoken say this when you want someone to stop behaving emotionally, especially when you are a little annoyed or embarrassed at the way they are behaving: · Pull yourself together. It's ridiculous to get upset about such a silly little thing.· His father was not one to hand out sympathy, but would simply tell him to "pull himself together".
A lot of the kids seemed to lack self-discipline.—self-disciplined adjective