English-Danish translations for self-restraint

• selvbeherskelse
  Det er min opfattelse af den selvbeherskelse, der er nødvendig i krisetider. That is my understanding of the self-restraint that is needed in the time of crisis.
  I sådanne tilfælde vil selvbeherskelse blive forventet, men han ser ingen tegn på det. In such cases, self-restraint would be a fundamental expectation, but he can see no sign of it.
  Det har også brug for selvbeherskelse, hvis det skal undgå nogensinde igen at komme ud på det skråplan af intolerance og umenneskelighed. It also needs self-restraint if it is never again to slip down that slope of intolerance and inhumanity.

Definition of self-restraint

• self-control|Self-control, control over one's emotions, passions and actions

Examples

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

Related words

• self-respect
• self-renunciation
• self-reliant
• self-referential
• self-reference
• self-reliance
• self-reproach
• self-respecting
• self-regulation