One entry found for self-restraint.

Entry Word: self-restraint
Function: noun
Text: 1 the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions <she demonstrated a near-unnatural self-restraint during the fight> -- see WILL 1
2 the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others <we must practice self-restraint even with people who are deliberately rude> -- see CONSTRAINT 1