resignation.

1. Acceptance of an unwelcome situation after giving up the expectation of resisting or altering it.

2. The act or statement of voluntarily giving up a job, office, or membership.

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Words that belong together

• weary resignation
• a sigh of resignation

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Resignation entered her voice only when the last appeal was returned unopened.

He mistook her resignation for agreement and began explaining the benefits.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Usually uncountable in the first sense; countable in the indicated secondary senses. Plural resignations. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.