sangfroid.

Calm self-control in a difficult or alarming situation.

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Words that belong together

• remarkable sangfroid
• maintain sangfroid

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She handled the alarm with sangfroid.

His sangfroid steadied the group.

The account praised her sangfroid under pressure.

Usage notes

Primary category: fear. Forms: sangfroid is normally a mass noun unless a particular instance is specified. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.