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resilience

/ɹə.zɪl.ɪ.əns/

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

Examples :

"After losing her job, Sarah showed remarkable resilience, quickly finding a new position and a new sense of purpose. "
mind character ability human
noun
The positive capacity of an organizational system or company to adapt and return to equilibrium due to the consequences of a crisis or failure caused by any type of disruption, including: an outage, natural disasters, man-made disasters, terrorism, or similar (particularly IT systems, archives).

Examples :

"The company demonstrated remarkable resilience after the cyberattack, quickly restoring its IT systems and returning to normal operations. "
business technology disaster organization system industry computing

Related Words

Illustration disruption

disruption noun

/dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/

An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.

"The loud construction outside caused a major disruption to my online class. "

Illustration organizational

organizational adjective

/ˌɔːrɡənəˈzeɪʃənəl/ /ˌɔːrɡənaɪˈzeɪʃənəl/

Of, relating to, or produced by an organization.

"The organizational chart for the school's student council clearly showed the roles and responsibilities of each member. "

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

(focus) Especially, extremely.

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Illustration misfortune

misfortune noun

/mɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn/ /mɪsˈfɔɹtʃən/

Bad luck

"It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training. - Ulysses S. Grant"

Illustration depression

depression noun

/dɪˈpɹɛʃən/ /dəˈpɹɛʃ(ə)n/

In psychotherapy and psychiatry, a state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.

"Sarah's depression made it hard to enjoy her usual school activities and look forward to the future. "

Illustration demonstrated

demonstrated verb

/ˈdɛmənstɹeɪtɪd/

To show how to use (something).

"Can you demonstrate the new tools for us?"

Illustration remarkable

remarkable adjective

/ɹɪˈmɑːkəbl̩/ /ɹɪˈmɑɹkəbl̩/

Worthy of being remarked or noted; notable

"The student's improvement in math was remarkable, earning her a perfect score on the final exam. "

Illustration elasticity

elasticity noun

/ɪ.læsˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/

The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded

"The elasticity of the rubber band allows it to stretch and then return to its original shape when you let go. "

Illustration equilibrium

equilibrium noun

/iːkwɪˈlɪbɹɪəm/

The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change.

"The family reached a state of equilibrium after a long, difficult discussion about chores. "

Illustration consequences

consequences noun

/ˈkɑnsɪkwɛnsɪz/

That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause.

"If you don't study for the test, the consequences will be a bad grade. "

Illustration cyberattack

cyberattack noun

/ˈsaɪbərətæk/

An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying

"The hospital's records were stolen in a recent cyberattack. "

Illustration impressive

impressive adjective

/ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/

Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress

"an impressive movie"