Non-resilience


[ri-zil-yuh ns, -zil-ee-uh ns] /rɪˈzɪl yəns, -ˈzɪl i əns/

noun
1.
the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.
2.
ability to recover readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyancy.
/rɪˈzɪlɪəns/
noun
1.
Also resiliency. the state or quality of being resilient
2.
(ecology) the ability of an ecosystem to return to its original state after being disturbed
3.
(physics) the amount of potential energy stored in an elastic material when deformed
n.

1620s, “act of rebounding,” from Latin resiliens, present participle of resilire “to rebound, recoil,” from re- “back” (see re-) + salire “to jump, leap” (see salient (adj.)). Cf. result (v.). Meaning “elasticity” is from 1824.

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