Definition
Holding back or limiting yourself from doing something; also a physical device that holds something in place or prevents movement.
Etymology
From Old French 'restraindre' (to restrain), from Latin 'restringere' (to bind back), the word evolved to mean both the act of controlling and the physical means of control.
Kelly Says
In psychology, 'ego depletion' theory suggests your ability to exercise restraint actually gets weaker when you use it repeatedly—it's like a mental muscle that gets tired, which explains why dieting gets harder as the day goes on!
Translations
AFAfrikaans
selfbeheersing
self-be-HEER-sing
BGБългарски
въздържаност
vaz-der-ZHA-nost
CACatalà
restricció
res-tri-SI-o
CSČeština
omezení
o-me-ZE-ny
DADansk
tilbageholdenhed
til-ba-ge-HOL-den-hed
DEDeutsch
Zurückhaltung
tsu-RUK-hal-toong
ELΕλληνικά
συγκράτηση
sin-GRA-ti-si
ESEspañol
restricción
res-trik-SYON
ETEesti
pidurdamine
pi-dur-DA-mi-ne
EUEuskara
autokontrola
au-to-kon-TRO-la
FAفارسی
محدودیت
mah-duu-di-yat
FISuomi
pidättyvyys
pi-dat-ty-VYYS
FRFrançais
contrainte
kon-TRENT
GLGalego
restrición
res-tri-SYON
HRHrvatski
obuzdanost
o-BUZ-da-nost
HUMagyar
fékezés
FE-ke-zesh
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengekangan
pe-nge-kang-an
ITItaliano
restrizione
res-tri-TSYO-ne
LTLietuvių
sulaikymas
su-lai-KY-mas
LVLatviešu
ierobežojums
ye-ro-be-ZHO-yums
MNМонгол
хязгаарлалт
khyaz-gaar-lalt
MSBahasa Melayu
sekatan
se-ka-tan
MYမြန်မာ
ထိန်းချုပ်မှု
htein-chope-hmu
NLNederlands
beperking
be-PER-king
NONorsk
tilbakeholdenhet
til-ba-ke-HOL-den-het
PLPolski
powściągliwość
pov-shchyong-GLI-voshch
PTPortuguês
restrição
res-tri-SÃOW
RORomână
restrângere
res-trun-JE-re
RUРусский
сдержанность
sder-ZHAN-nost
SKSlovenčina
obmedzenie
ob-me-DZE-nye
SLSlovenščina
zadrževanje
zad-rzhe-VA-nye
SRСрпски
обузданост
o-buz-DA-nost
SVSvenska
återhållsamhet
o-ter-HOL-sam-het
SWKiswahili
kizuio
ki-zu-I-o
TAதமிழ்
தடுப்பு
tha-du-pu
TEతెలుగు
నిరోధం
ni-ro-dham
THไทย
การยับยั้ง
kan yap-yang
TRTürkçe
kısıtlama
ki-sit-la-MA
UKУкраїнська
стриманість
stry-ma-NIST
VITiếng Việt
sự kiềm chế
su kiem che