stoicism
noun/ˈstəʊɪsɪzəm/
/ˈstəʊɪsɪzəm/
[uncountable] (formal)- 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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