besinning

Swedish

Etymology

besinna +‎ -ing

Noun

besinning c

1. (now uncountable) self-control, calm

   Han tappade besinningen och gav honom en karatespark

   He lost his temper and gav him a karate kick

Usage notes

Formerly countable in some senses, but SAOB marked the plural as obsolete already in 1904.

Declension

Declension of besinning

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	besinning	besinnings
	definite	besinningen	besinningens
plural	indefinite	besinningar	besinningars
	definite	besinningarna	besinningarnas

Synonyms

• behärskning
• eftertanke
• övervägande

Derived terms

• besinningsfull
• besinningslös

Related terms

• besinna

References

• besinning in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• besinning in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• besinning in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)