resignation

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌɹez.ɪɡˈnæɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌɹɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #7410

Meanings

1

noun
The act of officially leaving a job or position.

Jane tendered her resignation to the board of directors.
2

noun
A letter or statement saying that you are leaving your job.

He handed in his resignation this morning.
3

noun
Calm acceptance of something unpleasant that cannot be changed.

With resignation, she accepted that she would never ski again.

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Synonyms

3 noun · calm acceptance of... surrender

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Word family

Forms resignations

Derived forms nonresignationresignationismresignationist

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Phrases (1)

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philosophical resignation
Calm, thoughtful acceptance of an unpleasant situation that cannot be changed.

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

resignacion Middle English resignation Old French resignātiōnem la-med

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# resignation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɹez.ɪɡˈnæɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɹɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 7410

## Meanings
1. The act of officially leaving a job or position.
2. A letter or statement saying that you are leaving your job.
3. Calm acceptance of something unpleasant that cannot be changed.

## Examples
- Jane tendered her resignation to the board of directors.
- He handed in his resignation this morning.
- With resignation, she accepted that she would never ski again.

## Synonyms
- resignment

## Derived Forms
- nonresignation
- resignationism
- resignationist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: resignacion
- Root: resignation
- Root: resignātiōnem

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

## AI Etymology
Resignation comes from Middle English resignacion, resignacioun, from Old French resignation, from Medieval Latin resignātiōnem, accusative of resignātio. Equivalent to resign + -ation. Modern senses include the act of officially leaving a job or position. and a letter or statement saying that you are leaving your job.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as nonresignation, resignationism, and resignationist.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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