resignation
UK/ˌɹɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/
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Australia/ˌɹez.ɪɡˈnæɪ.ʃən/
resignation noun: the act of resigning.
Noun
resignation (countable and uncountable, plural resignations)
- The act of resigning.
- Jane tendered her resignation to the board of directors, but they refused.
- I knew my Cabinet well, and despite Haig's reports that they were all holding firm I knew that there would be great pressure on them all, and great temptations, to make public demands for my resignation. That was something I had to prevent if I possibly could. I was determined not to appear to have...1978, Richard Nixon, “The Presidency 1973–1974”, in RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 1064
- A written or oral declaration that one resigns.
- hand in one's resignation
- An uncomplaining acceptance of something undesirable but unavoidable.
- With resignation I acknowledged that after the accident I would not be able to ski again.
- The form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior.
resignation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
resignation in Hindi
- act of resigning
- इस्तीफ़ा istīfā
resignation in Tamil
- பணி துறப்பு, பதவி விடுதல், பதவி விலகல், விலகிக் கொள்ளுதல்
resignation in Marathi
- resignation
- राजीनामा rājīnāmā
resignation in Urdu
- act of resigning
- اِسْتِعْفا isti'fā
More languagesFewer languages
- resignation in Bengali
- পদত্যাগপত্র, পদত্যাগ
- resignation in Telugu
- రాజీనామా rājīnāmā
- resignation in Malayalam
- രാജി rāji
- resignation in Kannada
- ರಾಜೀನಾಮೆ rājīnāme
- resignation in Gujarati
- રાજીનામું rājīnāmũ
- resignation in Odia
- ଇସ୍ତଫା, ଇସ୍ତଫାପତ୍ର
- resignation in Nepali
- राजीनामा, त्यागपत्र
- resignation in Pashto
- استعفا este'fã
- resignation in Arabic
- اِسْتِقَالَة istiqāla, اِسْتِعْفَاء istiʕfāʔ
- resignation in Malay
- perletakan jawatan
- resignation in Indonesian
- pengunduran diri
- resignation in Vietnamese
- từ chức
Examples of resignation in a sentence
- There are 33 instructional resignations tonight, double the amount at this time last year.
- The prime minister scotched rumors of his resignation.
- The Prime Minister insisted on his Chancellor's resignation.
Synonyms of resignation
Forms of resignation
| plural | resignations |
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Origin of resignation
From Middle English resignacion, resignacioun, from Old French resignation, from Medieval Latin resignātiōnem, accusative of resignātio. Equivalent to resign + -ation.
Words formed from resignation
Phrases with resignation
Words that rhyme with resignation
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- accommodation
- presentation
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- information
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- fixation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
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- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about resignation
- What does resignation mean?
- Resignation means the act of resigning.
- What is resignation in Hindi?
- Resignation in Hindi is इस्तीफ़ा (istīfā). See Resignation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is resignation?
- Resignation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce resignation?
- Resignation is pronounced /ˌɹɛz.ɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of resignation?
- The plural of resignation is resignations.
Words near resignation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: resignation (page history and authors); resignation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); राजीनामा (Marathi) (page history and authors); Resignation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); రాజీనామా (Telugu) (page history and authors); ರಾಜೀನಾಮೆ (Kannada) (page history and authors); રાજીનામું (Gujarati) (page history and authors); resignation (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); resignation (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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