revenge quit
revenge quit verb: to resign from employment in a deliberately retaliatory or disruptive manner, typically as a response to perceived mistreatment.
Verb
revenge quit (third-person singular simple present revenge quits, present participle revenge quitting, simple past and past participle revenge quit)
- To resign from employment in a deliberately retaliatory or disruptive manner, typically as a response to perceived mistreatment.
- Even as some of us struggled to get out of our lockdown pyjamas, people were donning revenge dresses and revenge heels to work; bosses were horrified to find employees revenge-quitting, bringing on The Great Resignation; and travellers revenge-flocked to the hills2021 December 30, Kritika Kapoor, “2021: The Year of Revenge”, in The Times of India, New Delhi
Forms of revenge quit
| third-person singular present | revenge quits |
|---|---|
| present participle | revenge quitting |
| past participle | revenge quit |
| past | revenge quit |
| alternative form | revenge-quit |
Questions about revenge quit
- What does revenge quit mean?
- Revenge quit means to resign from employment in a deliberately retaliatory or disruptive manner, typically as a response to perceived mistreatment.
- What part of speech is revenge quit?
- Revenge quit is a verb.
- What is the past tense of revenge quit?
- The past tense of revenge quit is revenge quit.
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