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   bouncebackability

   /ˌbaʊnsbakəˈbɪlɪti/

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   • 1. (especially in sport) the capacity to recover quickly from a setback: informal "promotion-chasing sides need to show the requisite bouncebackability after defeat"

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   Bouncebackability is one of the most sought-after qualities in sport: this was a perfect demonstration.

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   (especially in sport) the ability to be successful again after playing or performing badly for a time. The team have shown great bouncebackability. This will be a test of their famous bouncebackability. Topics Success c2. Want to learn more?

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   Bouncebackability definition: the ability to recover after a setback, esp in sport. See examples of BOUNCEBACKABILITY used in a sentence.

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   From bounce back +‎ -ability (suffix forming nouns indicating an ability, inclination, or suitability for a specified condition or function). Suggestions that the word was coined in 2004 by Iain Dowie (born 1965), then manager of Crystal Palace Football Club, are inaccurate as the Oxford English Dictionary records a quotation dating back to 1972,bu...

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   (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbaʊnsbækəˈbɪlɪti/

   (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbaʊnsˌbækəˈbɪlɪti/, /ˈbaʊns-/, [-ɾi]

   Rhymes: -ɪlɪti

   Hyphenation: bounce‧back‧a‧bil‧i‧ty

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   bouncebackability (uncountable) 1. (informal, often sports) The ability to bounce back or recover from bad circumstances. 1.1. Synonym: resilience 1.1. [1962, Luella Josephine Morison, Mary Agnes Farris, Approaches for Co-workers in Professional Nursing, St. Louis, Mo.: C. V. Mosby Company, →OCLC, page 52, column 2: 1.1.1. You are able to play the ...

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   bouncebackability. ( ˌbaʊnsˌbækəˈbɪlɪtɪ) n. informal the ability to recover after a setback, esp in sport. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. Want to thank TFD for its existence?

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   bouncebackability, Source: Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage Author(s): Robert AllenRobert Allen. the capacity to ‘bounce back’ or recover rapidly after a failure or setback, dates from the 1960s and is common ...

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   Bouncebackability definition: (informal) The ability to recover from bad circumstances.