emotional stability
Consistent mood regulation
Emotional stability is the capacity to remain calm and balanced under stress, disappointment, or provocation.
A person with emotional stability doesn't swing wildly between moods or fall apart when things go wrong.
The trait is valued in relationships, leadership, and high-pressure jobs: Her emotional stability made her ideal for crisis management.
The opposite is emotional instability or volatility.
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- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- thick skinImmunity to criticism
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emotional stabilityemotional instability
Unpredictable shifts in feeling
volatility · emotional volatility · moodiness · mood swings · emotional dysregulation
emotional stabilityneuroticism
Proneness to negative emotions
neurosis · mental instability · anxiety · emotional disturbance · nervous breakdown