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bouncebackability
/ ˌbaʊnsˌbækəˈbɪlɪtɪ /
noun
informal, the ability to recover after a setback, esp in sport
Example Sentences
Back in the county where it all began, the new mayor has once again proved her bouncebackability.
This evening’s visit to Villa Park will test Mourinho’s bouncebackability, but perhaps it’s the Spurs players that should be more worried about the long-term consequences of that dismal result.
There is one small upside to that defeat: it gives them a chance to show a bit of the old bouncebackability.
“I remember SA cricketer/coach, Ray Jennings, using ‘bouncebackability’ at a few cricket coaching clinics in the early 2000s,” writes Ettiene Terblanche.
It was a former Southampton player, Iain Dowie, who added “bouncebackability” to football’s vocabulary.
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