self-possessionnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌself.pəˈzeʃ.ən/us/ˌself.pəˈzeʃ.ən/the characteristic of being calm and in control of your emotions at all times:
He looked surprised but soon recovered his self-possession.
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Controlling emotions
- bottle
- bottle sth up
- brave
- breaking point
- choke
- choke sth back
- collected
- compose
- cork
- emotional blackmail idiom
- frustrated
- give voice to sth idiom
- gulp sth back
- harden
- put on a brave face idiom
- repress
- repressed
- steadily
- swallow
- temper
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Calm and relaxed
self-possessed
adjective uk/ˌself.pəˈzest/us/ˌself.pəˈzest/
She is a confident and self-possessed public speaker.