anti-pleasure
adjective
uk/ˌæn.tiˈpleʒ.ər/us/ˌæn.taɪˈpleʒ.ɚ/opposedtopleasure, orthinkingofpleasureas abadthing:
Schoolsyllabuseshave always beendominatedby an anti-smoking, anti-drinking, andgenerallyanti-pleasureagenda.
Hissumptuousartis aresponseto what hecallsan "anti-sensual, anti-pleasure"tradition.
- Our work-orientedethic, which is anti-pleasure, anti-leisure, and anti-laughter, isperpetuatedbyoureducationalsystems.
- Thetextarticulatesaprogrammeofself-disciplineand self-improvement which istotallyanti-pleasure.
- Theoldanti-pleasureattitudesremained, and they stillhangoverourheadsto thisday.
Self-control and moderation
- ahold
- ascetically
- asceticism
- be in command (ofyourself)idiom
- boundary
- constraint
- go easyidiom
- go steady onsomethingidiom
- grip
- impervious
- mind over matteridiom
- moderation
- restrained
- restraint
- restrict
- restrictyourselftosomething
- rise abovesomething
- temperance
- undignified
- willpower