C1nounpsychologyhealth
US/rɪˈzɪl.i.əns/
UK/rɪˈzɪl.i.əns/
the ability to recover quickly after something difficult or upsetting happens
In context
The farmers showed remarkable resilience, replanting their fields soon after the floods.
Schools are now teaching children skills that build emotional resilience.
Regular exercise and good sleep can improve your resilience to stress.
Words that go with resilience
verb + noun
- build resilienceMentoring programs help young workers build resilience in their first jobs.
- show resilienceThe team showed great resilience to come back from two goals down.
adjective + noun
- emotional resilienceKeeping a journal can strengthen emotional resilience during hard times.
- remarkable resilienceThe tourism industry showed remarkable resilience after the pandemic.
- mental resilienceTop athletes train their mental resilience as seriously as their bodies.
noun + preposition
- resilience toScientists are breeding rice with greater resilience to drought and salt water.