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stoic

3 definitions • 5 examples
1
determined not to complain or show your feelings, especially when something bad happens to you:

Examples:

We knew she must be in pain, despite her stoic attitude.
He showed a stoic resignation towards his fate.
Local people were stoical about the damage caused by the hurricane.
2
someone who does not complain or show their emotions:

Examples:

My father is a stoic by nature and found it hard to express his grief when my mother died.
3
not showing or not feeling any emotion, esp. in a situation in which the expression of emotion is expected:

Examples:

He is somewhat stoic as he speaks of his past.

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