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resilience

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /rɪˈzɪliəns/

resilience means: The ability to recover and keep going after difficult or upsetting experiences.

noun

MENTAL STRENGTHC1

The ability to recover and keep going after difficult or upsetting experiences.

  • She showed great resilience after losing her job.
  • Supportive friendships can help children build resilience.
  • His resilience helped him recover from a difficult year.

Similar words: toughness, mental strength

Opposites: fragility

Common phrases: emotional resilience, build resilience, show resilience

RETURNING TO SHAPEC1

The ability of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched, bent, or pressed.

  • This rubber has excellent resilience.
  • We tested the foam's resilience after repeated compression.
  • The material loses its resilience as it ages.

Similar words: elasticity, springiness

Common phrases: material resilience, resilience of rubber, test resilience

Questions about resilience

What does resilience mean?

The ability to recover and keep going after difficult or upsetting experiences.

What is resilience in other languages?

Türkçe: psikolojik dayanıklılık · Español: resiliencia · Français: résilience · Deutsch: Resilienz · Italiano: resilienza · 日本語: 立ち直る力

How do you pronounce resilience?

It is pronounced /rɪˈzɪliəns/.

How do you use resilience in a sentence?

She showed great resilience after losing her job. Supportive friendships can help children build resilience.

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