mental fortitude
Psychological strength, endurance
Mental fortitude is the psychological strength to endure difficulty, setback, or pressure without giving up.
It implies resilience and determination—the capacity to push through when things get hard: Marathon running requires as much mental fortitude as physical fitness.
The phrase appears often in sports psychology and self-improvement contexts, suggesting that toughness of mind can be cultivated like a skill.
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- staying powerCapacity to keep going
- focusConcentrated attention point
mind over matter · resolve · never say die · adaptability · willpower · nerves of steel · grit · coping mechanisms · thick skin · resilience · stoicism · backbone · stress tolerance · stiff upper lip · grace under pressure · keeping it together · endurance · delayed gratification
- fortitudegrit, resolve, tenacity, perseverance, mettle
- inner strengthresilience, grit, perseverance, psychological resilience, tenacity
- calmnesscalmness, calm, tranquility, serenity, peacefulness
- Bushidobushido, samurai code, warrior code, honor code, samurai ethics
- Psychic Powerstelepathy, mind reading, ESP, clairvoyance, psychic
- captivity traumaPTSD, Stockholm syndrome, learned helplessness, trauma bonding, captivity
mental fortitudespinelessness
Lack of courage
pusillanimity · cowardice · faintheartedness · weak-mindedness · feeble-mindedness
mental fortitudeemotional instability
Unpredictable shifts in feeling
mental instability · volatility · hysteria · panic · falling apart
mental fortitudeirresolution
Lack of firm decision
capitulation · giving up · defeatism · indecision · wavering