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Another word for resignation

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Noun

  1. A giving up of a possession, claim, or right

    See also:

    keep

  2. The capacity of enduring hardship or inconvenience without complaint

    See also:

    accept

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Another word for resignation

Noun

  1. Mental preparation for something unwelcome

    Antonyms:

  2. The act of resigning

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Sentence Examples

  • He looked at her long enough for her to see resignation in his gaze.

  • There was a look of resignation, not concern, on Cynthia's face as Dean shouldered his pack and Cynthia's camera equipment.

  • She spoke with total resignation, utter defeat as she looked up at me.

  • A vote of the Italian Chamber on the 4th of February 1887, in connection with the disaster to Italian troops at Dogali, in Abyssinia, brought about the resignation of the Depretis-Robilant cabinet.

  • On the 23rd of December 1863 his resignation was cancelled, and he was assigned to the command of the military district of Etowah, with headquarters at Chattanooga.

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