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Free sign upThe word "self-restraint" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to exercising control over one's own behavior, words, and desires. For example, "John showed great self-restraint when he offered his seat on the bus to an elderly woman."
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self-restraint
noun
Self-control, control over one's emotions, passions and actions.
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Its fate provides a unique display of self-restraint in an industry that seldom exercises it.
The Kenyan media's self-restraint reveals a society terrified by its own capacity for violence.
The Spanish government exhibited relative self-restraint.
There were other opponents of self-restraint.
He said Iraqi forces showed "self-restraint".
Thanks to some rare self-restraint.
Capitaine then praises Fernández's self-restraint.
But it takes so much self-restraint.
The Protestants stressed rational calculation and self-restraint.
Instead of self-expression, it meant self-restraint.
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He had a moment of self restraint and stopped.
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