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inner strength

[in-er strengkth, strength, strenth] / ˈɪn ər ˈstrɛŋkθ, ˈstrɛŋθ, ˈstrɛnθ /
NOUN
self-confidence
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It was a hard emotional transition, but the experience gave me discipline and inner strength.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Torres’ Oscar-worthy turn conveys both the sorrow of the circumstances and then inner strength Eunice required to fight for justice and fend off despair.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

He finds this inner strength he didn’t know existed to do things that are so unbelievable to him as a character.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024

Still vulnerable and lonely and isolated and maybe somewhat awkward, but I wanted him to have a kind of inner strength.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

Despite my romantic deficiencies, I gradually adjusted to township life, and began to develop a sense of inner strength, a belief that I could do well outside the world in which I had grown up.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela