"resilience" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /rɪˈzɪl.ɪ.əns/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-resilience.wav [UK] Forms: resilience [singular], resiliences [plural]
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  1. Resilience is the mental strength to recover from misfortune.
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  2. Resilience is elasticity, how much something can stretch.
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