Definition of 'resignation'
Word forms: plural resignations
1. variable noun [usually with poss]
2. uncountable noun
Resignation is the acceptance of an unpleasant situation or fact because you realize that you cannot change it.
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resignation in British English
noun
1.
the act of resigning
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resignation in American English
noun
2.
patient submission; passive acceptance; acquiescence
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ME < MFr resignation < ML resignatioWord Frequency
resignation in American English
(ˌrezɪɡˈneiʃən)
noun
SYNONYMS 1, 2. abdication. 3. patience, compliance, forbearance.ANTONYMS 3. recalcitrance.1.
the act of resigning
2.
a formal statement, document, etc., stating that one gives up an office, position,
etc.
3.
an accepting, unresisting attitude, state, etc.; submission; acquiescence
to meet one's fate with resignation
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Word origin
[1350–1400; ME ‹ MF ‹ ML resignātiōn- (s. of resignātiō) a canceling, rescinding, equiv. to L resignāt(us) (ptp. of resignāre to resign; see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion]Examples of 'resignation' in a sentence
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resignation
British English: resignation
NOUN /ˌrɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən/
Your resignation is a formal statement of your intention to leave a job or position.
He has offered his resignation and it has been accepted.
- American English: resignation /rɛzɪgˈneɪʃən/
- Brazilian Portuguese: demissão
- Chinese: 辞呈
- European Spanish: dimisión
- French: démission
- German: Rücktritt
- Italian: dimissioni
- Japanese: 辞職
- Korean: 사표
- European Portuguese: demissão
- Latin American Spanish: dimisión
- Thai: ใบลาออก (อย่างเป็นทางการ)
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