Refrainment and Self-indulgence

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Refrainment noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.

Usage example: students in the class should show some generosity and refrainment when critiquing the work of their fellow photographers

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Self-indulgence is an antonym for refrainment in temperance topic.

Self-indulgence noun - An inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires.

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Refrainment is an antonym for self-indulgence.

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