self-denialnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌself.dɪˈnaɪ.əl/us/ˌself.dɪˈnaɪ.əl/the act of not taking or having something that you would like because you think it is good for you not to have it
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Self-control and moderation
- be in command (of yourself) idiom
- collect
- command
- constraint
- continent
- cut your coat according to your cloth idiom
- decorous
- dignified
- grip
- impervious
- lightly
- mind over matter idiom
- moderation
- moderation in all things idiom
- monastic
- restrict
- restrict yourself to sth
- rise above sth
- self-controlled
- self-discipline
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