bounce back

Syllable breakdown

Dictionary meaning

recover quickly and successfully from a setback, disappointment, illness, or adverse situation; return to a normal or better state of functioning after being knocked down; the elastic metaphor captures the core quality of resilience as it is understood in positive psychology: not the absence of difficulty but the capacity for rapid recovery and return to functioning; bounce-back is central to Carol Dweck's growth mindset framework and to Martin Seligman's model of learned optimism, both of which treat setbacks as temporary and surmountable rather than permanent and defining