English Explanatory Dictionary

self-regulation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The regulation by a person of their own behaviour without external control, governance, or monitoring.
  2. The regulation by an organization of its own operation without external control, governance, or monitoring.
  3. The regulation by a device or machine of its own operation without external control, governance, or monitoring.

Word forms

self-regulation

Etymology

From self- + regulation.

Synonyms

self-command self-control self-discipline self-mastery willpower self-governance autonomy automation

Antonyms

undisciplinedness

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 自我調整 /自我调整 Chinese Mandarin: 自我調節 /自我调节 Dutch: zelfregulatie Finnish: itsesäätely French: autorégulation Georgian: თვითრეგულაცია German: Selbstregulation Polish: autoregulacja Polish: samoregulacja Spanish: autorregulación Thai: การกำกับตนเอง
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