mettle

a person’s ability to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation in a spirited and resilient way; backbone; fortitude; grit

NOUN

debacle

(noun) - a sudden and calamitous failure; a fiasco, catastrophe; disaster; mess; ruin; downfall.

castigate

to reprimand (someone) severely, usually with the intention or correcting wrongdoing; to chide; admonish; chastise; censure; upbraid.

VERB