resilience
noun
Simple meaning
The ability to recover quickly after difficulty, or to withstand pressure without breaking.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɹɪˈzɪliəns
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Definition
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noun
The positive capacity of an organizational system or company to adapt and return to equilibrium after a crisis, failure or any kind of disruption, including: an outage, natural disasters, man-made disasters, terrorism, or similar (particularly IT systems, archives).
literal or figurative
The capacity to resist destruction or defeat, especially when under extreme pressure.
psychologyneuroscience
The mental ability to recover quickly from depression, illness or misfortune.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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This meaning: The positive capacity of an organizational system or company to adapt and return to equilibrium after a crisis, failure or any kind of disruption, including: an outage, natural disasters, man-made disasters, terrorism, or similar (particularly IT systems, archives).
Used this way, resilience is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It turns up most in business or professional contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Negative
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Everyday but emotionally strong
Where it naturally appears
- Business/professional
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