Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Self-control /sĕlˌ-fkən-trōl'/ · Self·-con·trol · IPA /ˌsɛlf kənˈtɹoʊl/ 01 n. Control of one's self; restraint exercised over one's self; self-command. 1. Control of one's self; restraint exercised over one's self; self-command.