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resigned

[ri-zahynd]

adjective

  1. submissive or acquiescent.

  2. characterized by or indicative of resignation.



resigned

/ rɪˈzaɪnd, rɪˈzaɪnɪdlɪ /

adjective

  1. characteristic of or proceeding from an attitude of resignation; acquiescent or submissive

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • resignedly adverb
  • resignedness noun
  • self-resigned adjective
  • unresigned adjective
  • ˈԱԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of resigned1

First recorded in 1645–55; resign + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

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Former detective Maggie Oliver, who resigned from Greater Manchester Police over the way grooming cases were handled in Rochdale, said the Conservatives and Labour had both been "dragged kicking and screaming to this point".

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Jake Wood did indeed become the executive director, but within a fortnight he resigned saying the project breached the humanitarian principles of "humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence", which he said he would not abandon.

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Seemingly resigned to their fate, protesters began to sit on the road and write the number of bail support on their arms.

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They don’t want to come to work because they fear raids, but “we have to work,” he said with a resigned shrug.

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On Monday, the university issued an update which stated 151 staff had voluntarily resigned, meaning 69 full-time equivalent job losses would now be needed for it to meet its target.

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doesresigned mean?

Resigned is an adjective that means having an accepting, unresisting attitude or in a state of submission.A person who is resigned is often in a state of realization that the negative situation that is happening to them will continue to happen and that they can’t do anything to stop it.The word is especially used in phrases like resigned to one’s fate or resigned to the fact that (something is happening).Resigned is also the past tense of the verb resign. Resign most commonly means to quit a job, but it can also mean to submit or yield. The noun form resignation can mean a state of submission or acquiescence, as in There is a sense of resignation in the room now that most of the votes are in and there doesn’t appear to be any path to victory. Example: Even if I ace the test, it won’t bring up my average enough, so I’m resigned to the fact that I’m going to fail the class.

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