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Presence of mind Moderate

Origin: Latin prefix pre-

Presence of mind has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

self-control in a crisis; ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency

2

Focused alertness, quick-thinking resourcefulness, stability of thought and feeling, or good sense, especially in spite of circumstances which are distracting, stressful, or otherwise challenging.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
self-control
Rhyming Words
ind bind tind lind rind iind find kind mind sind hind wind poind teind ahind amind brind blind swind grind
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