resignation

nouncommon in dialogue

Canada//ˌɹɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən//
Australia//ˌɹez.ɪɡˈnæɪ.ʃən//
New Zealand//ˌɹez.əɡˈnæɪ.ʃən//

The act of resigning.

noun

1
The act of resigning.
Jane tendered her resignation to the board of directors, but they refused.
David Cameron tries to deal with things with humour when they’re the most difficult, and [the next morning]^([sic]) he walked into the office where we’d been drafting a resignation statement for him, and he said: “Well, that didn’t go well, did it?”
2
A written or oral declaration that one resigns.
hand in one's resignation
3
An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable.
With resignation I acknowledged that after the accident I would not be able to ski again.
4
historicalThe form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior.

Etymology

From Middle English resignacion, resignacioun, from Old French resignation, from Medieval Latin resignātiōnem, accusative of resignātio. Equivalent to resign + -ation.

Forms

plural: resignations

residual · Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.residue · That which persists or remains following the removal or…resign · To give up; to relinquish ownership of.

resignation · The act of resigning.

resigned · Characterized by resignation or acceptance.resist · To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.resistance · The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.

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