noun
resignation
Acceptance of something unpleasant as unavoidable.
He accepts the delay with a sigh of resignation.
Etymology
The noun names the act or state of resigning. In this sense, surrendering resistance becomes acceptance of an unwelcome situation.
More examples
- Her initial anger gradually gave way to resignation.
- There was resignation in his voice when he described the failed appeal.
- They faced another rainy weekend with weary resignation.
Forms
resignation · resignations
resigned adjective — accepting something unpleasant as unavoidable
Similar words
- acceptance
- Can be willing or positive; resignation suggests reluctant submission.
- surrender
- Emphasizes yielding rather than the resulting state of acceptance.