resigned

[ ri-zahynd ]

adjective

1. submissive or acquiescent.
2. characterized by or indicative of resignation.

resigned

/ rɪˈzaɪnd; rɪˈzaɪnɪdlɪ /

adjective

1. characteristic of or proceeding from an attitude of resignation; acquiescent or submissive

Derived Forms

• reˈsignedness, noun
• resignedly, adverb

Other Words From

• re·sign·ed·ly [ri-, zahy, -nid-lee], adverb
• re·sign·ed·ness noun
• self-re·signed adjective
• un·re·signed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of resigned¹

First recorded in 1645–55; resign + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Gaetz, a Florida congressman who resigned from the House hours after Trump announced that he would nominate him to run the Justice Department, orchestrated McCarthy’s ouster as speaker last year.

From Los Angeles Times

Shortly after, Helen resigned from Harrods.

From BBC

Gaetz, a Trump loyalist, resigned from his House seat on Wednesday, effectively ending the ethics investigation that has harried him for years, a Republican official familiar with the matter told The New York Times.

From Salon

The nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who resigned from Congress on Wednesday, is the clearest sign yet that Trump intends to govern as an authoritarian who will use all the levers of the state to harass his critics and avowed opponents.

From Salon

Brower himself soon resigned from the Sierra Club board in protest over what he saw as its refusal to consider immigration’s effect on population growth.

From Salon

Related Words

• satisfied