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resignation
[ rez-ig-ney-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of resigning.
Synonyms: abdication
- a formal statement, document, etc., stating that one gives up an office, position, etc.
Synonyms: abdication
- an accepting, unresisting attitude, state, etc.; submission; acquiescence:
to meet one's fate with resignation.
Synonyms: forbearance, compliance, patience
Antonyms: recalcitrance
resignation
/ ˌrɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən /
noun
- the act of resigning
- a formal document stating one's intention to resign
- a submissive unresisting attitude; passive acquiescence
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Other Words From
- nonres·ig·nation noun
- prores·ig·nation adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of resignation1
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Example Sentences
In response, Greenberg offered the Times his resignation, which was refused.
Residents of Rome even called for his resignation for defying city ordinances.
They seized key government buildings and forced the resignation of then Prime Minister Mohammed Basindwa.
Just days before his resignation, Driscoll had been confronted with the results of the investigation by church elders.
Because when it comes to domestic violence, that kind of resignation can be lethal.
His attitude was one of hopeless resignation as he looked toward a distant bird winging its flight away from him.
If he fall, God has his wise purpose in the judgement, and I shall find resignation.
With resignation he made the necessary preparations for the trip, and taking Orlean with him, went to the small town.
Tom took his passage home; he also told Sir William that his resignation, whether the Board accepted it or not, was final.
The resignation of Sunderland had put many honest gentlemen in good humour.
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