Resignation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

acceptance of despair

the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

he submitted his resignation as of next month

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

surrender

Parts of Speech

noun	acceptance of despair
noun	the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
noun	a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign “he submitted his resignation as of next month”

Word Forms

resign

verb

accept as inevitable

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rücktritt

Akzeptanz der Verzweiflung

🇫🇷French

démission

acceptation du désespoir

🇪🇸Spanish

renuncia

aceptación de la desesperación

🇮🇹Italian

dimissioni

accettazione della disperazione

🇳🇱Dutch

ontslag

aanvaarding van wanhoop

🇵🇹Portuguese

renúncia

aceitação do desespero

🇷🇺Russian

отставка

принятие отчаяния

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इस्तीफा

निराशा की स्वीकृति

🇧🇩Bengali

পদত্যাগ

হতাশার গ্রহণযোগ্যতা

🇮🇳Tamil

ராஜினாமா

விரக்தியை ஏற்றுக்கொள்வது

🇮🇳Telugu

రాజీనామా

నిరాశ యొక్క అంగీకారం

🇮🇳Marathi

राजीनामा

निराशेचा स्वीकार

🇮🇳Gujarati

રાજીનામું

નિરાશાની સ્વીકૃતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಾಜೀನಾಮೆ

ಹತಾಶೆಯ ಸ್ವೀಕಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രാജി

നിരാശയുടെ സ്വീകാര്യത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਤੀਫਾ

ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੀ ਸਵੀਕ੍ਰਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

استعفی

مایوسی کی قبولیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

辞职

接受绝望

🇯🇵Japanese

辞任

絶望の受け入れ

🇰🇷Korean

사직

절망의 수용

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự từ chức

chấp nhận tuyệt vọng

🇹🇭Thai

ลาออก

การยอมรับความสิ้นหวัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengunduran diri

penerimaan keputusasaan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbibitiw

pagtanggap ng kawalan ng pag-asa

🇲🇾Malay

perletakan jawatan

penerimaan putus asa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استقالة

قبول اليأس

🇮🇷Persian

استعفا

پذیرش ناامیدی

🇹🇷Turkish

istifa

umutsuzluğun kabulü

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתפַּטְרוּת

קבלה של ייאוש

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The primary meaning of 'resignation' is 'acceptance of despair'.

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Using 'resignation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'resignation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'resignation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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