Stoicism

Stoicism is defined as enduring pleasure or pain without showing emotion.

(noun)

When you neither react when you get burned badly nor react when you win the lottery, this is an example of stoicism.

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See Stoicism in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the philosophical system of the Stoics
  2. indifference to pleasure or pain; stoical behavior; impassivity

See Stoicism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Indifference to pleasure or pain; impassiveness.
  2. Stoicism The doctrines or philosophy of the Stoics.

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