Also means
self-restraint
Usage Note
Selbstbeherrschung is mastery over one's impulses, from beherrschen (to master). One often die Selbstbeherrschung verlieren (loses self-control) in anger. Rarely pluralised.
Examples
"Es kostete ihn viel Selbstbeherrschung, ruhig zu bleiben."
Natural Translation
It cost him much self-control to stay calm.
Literal Translation
It cost him much self-control, calm to remain.
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Related Words
- Abgeklärtheit serenity, mature composure, detached calm
- Anmaßung presumption, arrogance, overstepping
- Aufgeschlossenheit open-mindedness, receptiveness
- Bedachtheit deliberateness, thoughtful care, circumspection
- Begeisterungsfähigkeit capacity for enthusiasm
- Beharrungsvermögen tenacity, perseverance
- Beharrungswille persistence, determination to persist
- Beherrschtheit self-control, composure
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