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Definition of stoicism noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stoicism

noun

/ˈstəʊɪsɪzəm/

/ˈstəʊɪsɪzəm/

[uncountable] (formal)

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the fact of not complaining or showing what you are feeling when you are suffering
- She endured her long illness with stoicism.
- She showed great stoicism through all the pain.
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