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Noun Concept
Categories: Words and phrases describing personality, Emotion, English-language idioms, Positive psychology, English culture
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stiff upper lip  British Stiff upper lip  English Stiff upper lip  Victorian stoicism
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Self-restraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief) WordNet 3.0
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Self-restraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A person who is said to have a stiff upper lip displays fortitude and stoicism in the face of adversity, or exercises great self-restraint in the expression of emotion. Wikipedia
Colloquial expression referring to fortitude in the face of adversity. Wikipedia Disambiguation
term; displaying fortitude and stoicism in the face of adversity; exercising great self-restraint in the expression of emotion Wikidata
The quality of being resolute and showing self-restraint, stereotypically associated with the British; especially as keep a stiff upper lip. Wiktionary
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The British like to keep a stiff upper lip WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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self-restraint
trait theory
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stiff upper lip
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stiff upper lip
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Stiff upper lip
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stiff upper lip
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British Stiff upper lip, English Stiff upper lip, Victorian stoicism

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