resignation

• Substantiv, das den Akt des offiziellen Rücktritts von einem Amt, Posten oder Job bezeichnet oder den Zustand, etwas Unangenehmes zu akzeptieren, das man nicht ändern kann.

A noun referring to the act of formally giving up a job, position, or office, or the state of accepting something unpleasant that cannot be changed.

1. Leaving a jobB2formal

   The act of formally giving up a job or position.

   Kündigung

   • She handed in her resignation after the disagreement.
   • His resignation was accepted by the board of directors.
   • The manager announced his resignation effective next month.

   Synonymedepartureleavingnotice

2. Acceptance of something unpleasantC1formal

   The feeling of accepting a situation that is difficult or unpleasant because you cannot change it.

   Ergebenheit

   • He accepted the news with resignation.
   • There was a sense of resignation in her voice.
   • They faced the defeat with quiet resignation.

   Synonymeacceptanceacquiescencecapitulationcompliancedocilitypassivitysubmissionsurrenderyielding

   Antonymedefianceprotestresistance