Meaning

3 senses

  1. (uncountable)The regulation by a person of their own behaviour without external control, governance, or monitoring.

    Near-synonym: willpower

    Selbstregulation

  2. (uncountable)The regulation by an organization of its own operation without external control, governance, or monitoring.

    Near-synonyms: self-governance; autonomy

  3. (uncountable)The regulation by a device or machine of its own operation without external control, governance, or monitoring.

    Near-synonym: automation

Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
the regulation of one's own behavior:

Synonyms

8 synonyms
self-commandself-controlself-disciplineself-masterywillpowerself-governanceautonomyautomation

Antonyms

1 antonyms
undisciplinedness

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
selfA1selfieselfishB1selfishness
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