Meaning of bouncebackability | Babel Free

Definitions

The ability to bounce back or recover from bad circumstances.

informal, often, uncountable

Examples

“You are able to play⟳ the game and to take⟳ the wins and losses in your stride⟳. When the losses become⟳ too numerous, you will have⟳ some "bounce-back" ability and will try⟳ again rather than give⟳ up or become⟳ discouraged.”

“[T]he best of today's furniture fillers, combining the bounce-back-ability of foam with the downy softness of fiber fill⟳.”

“Mr. [Robert] Schuller, a believer in "bouncebackability," is a clone from the Norman Vincent Peale school of positive thinking.”

“If Mr Dinkins can persuade⟳ the unions that it is in their interest⟳ to do a deal⟳ with a frank friend now rather than an enemy later, New York will again demonstrate⟳ its bouncebackability.”

“One of [Richard] Branson's enduring strengths is his ability to absorb punches, to take⟳ the rough with the smooth. He has bouncebackability – lots of it.”

“When Everton were knocked out of the League Cup last⟳ week, their manager Mo Marley said: "This will be a great test⟳ of the famous Everton bouncebackability."”

“I think⟳ about him everyday,^([sic]) wondering why he gave up, he had so much to live⟳ for, he just didn't have⟳ that bouncebackability!”

“Yet Newcastle drew on impressive reserves of bouncebackability – Tiote [i.e., Cheick Tioté] had his work⟳ cut⟳ out for him against Yaya Toure (whose snood seems to get⟳ a little bigger with every game), but it was the home side that threw most punches.”

“Bolton provide⟳ the model⟳ for bouncebackability. The Lancashire club fought their way to the Premier League in 1995 through the play-offs and in 1997 as Football League champions but on each occasion only lasted a season. A play-off win⟳ over Preston North End⟳ in 2001 earned a third crack at the Premier League and they have⟳ stayed there ever since.”

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