resilience

Definition

The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.

Etymology

From Latin resiliō (“to spring back”) + -ence.

Example Sentences

• "Martin Seligman's impressive body of research showed that a pessimistic explanatory style carves a path to depression, while an optimistic explanatory style leads to resilience."
• "Network Rail previously said it is determined to build upon the "significant changes" it has made since the accident, which have "helped us to manage the risk of severe weather to the network". It has invested millions to improve the resilience of the railway."

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