He handled the stressful situation with great sangfroid.
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Sangfroid
/sɑŋˈfɹɑ/
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6 entriesemotional regulationemotional traitmental statemental traitpersonality traitpsychological construct
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8 entriesaplombcognitive controlcoolheadednessemotional regulationexecutive controlpoiseself-disciplineself-possession
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6 entriescalm demeanor under pressurecomposure under stresscoolness under pressurepoise under fireself-possession in crisissteadiness in adversity
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The provincial people, intimidated by Gudrun’s perfect sang-froid and exclusive bareness of manner, said of her: “She is a smart woman."
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We can handle functions of a few variables with some aplomb and view sets of quantities totalling 10⁶ or 10⁷ with sangfroid.
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Indeed, some of the little naked human figures seemed to display a near comical sangfroid, even as they were pecked by giant birds, hatched out of eggs, had huge flowers inserted in their bottoms, or, in the case of one of my favourites, sported a monstrous blueberry instead of a head.
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