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resilience
/rɪˈzɪlɪəns/
ability to recover from difficulties
After losing her job, her resilience helped her bounce back quickly.
Her ability to recover from adversity allowed her to adapt and move forward.
general
The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, tough times, or adversity.
The community showed remarkable resilience after the natural disaster.
The community demonstrated an impressive ability to recover and rebuild.
Often used in psychology and sociology to describe emotional and social recovery.
Engineering
technical
The ability of a system, organization, or material to withstand and recover from stress or disruption.
The bridge's design includes resilience features to withstand earthquakes.
The bridge is engineered to absorb and recover from seismic activity.
In engineering, resilience refers to the structural or functional ability to endure and recover.
Business
formal
The ability of a business or economy to adapt and thrive despite challenges.
The company's resilience during the economic downturn was praised by analysts.
The company's ability to adapt and perform well despite financial difficulties was noted.
In business, resilience often refers to financial or operational adaptability.
Collocations
build resilienceto develop the ability to recover from difficultiesshow resilienceto demonstrate the ability to cope with adversitymental resiliencethe ability to handle stress and emotional challenges
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Pro Tip
Context Matters
Resilience can refer to personal, social, or structural recovery. Pay attention to the context to understand the specific meaning.
Gold Rule
Positive Connotation
Resilience is always used in a positive sense, describing strength or adaptability.
Word Origin
From Latin 'resilire' (to rebound), from 're-' (back) + 'salire' (to leap). First recorded in English in the early 17th century.
Usage Notes
Resilience is often used in psychological and social contexts to describe emotional recovery, but it also applies to physical systems and organizational adaptability.
Word Breakdown
re-
back
prefix-sil-
to leap or rebound
root-ence
state or quality
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