| NOUN | feeling | resignation, surrender | acceptance of despair |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | resignation | the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.) | |
| communication | resignation | a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign |
| Sounds | reh.zahgney'shahn; reh.zihgney'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | acceptance of despair. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | surrender | |
| Narrower | defeatism | acceptance of the inevitability of defeat |
| Broader | despair | The feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well |
| Spanish | rendición, resignación | |
| Catalan | resignació | |
| Verbs | resign | accept as inevitable |
| Meaning | The act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.). | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | abdication, stepping down | A formal resignation and renunciation of powers |
| renunciation, renouncement | An act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned | |
| Broader | speech act | The use of language to perform some act |
| Spanish | dimisión | |
| Catalan | dimissió | |
| Verbs | resign | leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily |
| resign | give up or retire from a position | |
| Meaning | A formal document giving notice of your intention to resign. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he submitted his resignation as of next month" | |
| Narrower | abdication, stepping down | The act of abdicating |
| Broader | document, written document, papers | writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) |
| Spanish | dimisión | |
| Catalan | dimissió | |
| Verbs | resign | give up or retire from a position |
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