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resilience

/ɹə.zɪl.ɪ.əns/

In most contexts, resilience is used as an uncountable noun. You generally do not say "resiliences" when referring to a person's strength. While it can be used for physical materials (like rubber), it is much more common in modern English to describe a person's mental or emotional strength.

💬Casual Conversation

🎬Tuesday afternoon, Fatima is in the library while Maya is at a cafe.
Fatima

I'm totally burnt out. I can't handle another setback with this thesis.

Fatima
Maya
Maya

Stop spiraling. You have the resilience to pull through this, just keep grinding.

💡
Maya uses 'resilience' as a reality check for Fatima's stress. The phrase 'burnt out' is common slang for exhaustion, and 'pull through' is a phrasal verb meaning to recover from a difficult situation.

Meanings

noun

The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.

"Her emotional resilience helped her overcome the tragedy and rebuild her life."

noun

The ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity.

"The resilience of the rubber material makes it ideal for high-impact shock absorbers."

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