Someone who is self-controlled is able to not show their feelings or not do the things that their feelings make them want to do. My father, who had always been very self-controlled, became bad-tempered
Self-control is the ability to not show your feelings or not do the things that your feelings make you want to do. I began to wish I'd shown more self-control. the ability to behave calmly and sensibly even when you feel very excited, angry etc