self-restraint
noun/ˌself rɪˈstreɪnt/
/ˌself rɪˈstreɪnt/
[uncountable]- the ability to stop yourself doing or saying something that you want to because you know it is better not to
- She exercised all her self-restraint and kept quiet.
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