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resignation

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res·ig·na·tion  (rzg-nshn)
n.
1. The act or an instance of resigning.
2. An oral or written statement that one is resigning a position or an office.
3. Unresisting acceptance of something as inescapable; submission. See Synonyms at patience.

resignation [ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən]
n
1. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the act of resigning
2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a formal document stating one's intention to resign
3. a submissive unresisting attitude; passive acquiescence

Resignation 

give her the bells and let her fly To acquiesce to the inevitable, regardless of cost; to acknowledge reality or failure before risking further loss; to make the best of an unalterable situation. This expression originated in the sport of falconry, in which a worthless bird was released without bothering to remove the valuable bells attached to it.

like it or lump it To accept and put up with; to resign one-self to the inevitable; to make the best of an undesirable situation. The exact origin of this informal expression is difficult to determine. The most plausible suggestion is that lump it originally meant ‘gulp it down’ and was probably said in reference to distasteful medicine. Figurative use of the expression appeared in print by the early 1800s.

I’ll buy clothes as I see fit, and if anybody don’t like it, why they may lump it, that’s all. (Harriet Beecher Stowe, Poganuc People, 1878)

Sometimes lump it means simply ‘dislike’ as in the following quotation:

Whether we like him or lump him, he [the Interviewer] is master of the situation. (Grant Allen in Interviews, 1893)

Like it or lump it is usually heard in situations where no actual choice exists.

that’s the way the ball bounces That’s life; that’s the way it goes; there’s nothing to be done about it. Just as one cannot determine ahead of time how a ball will bounce, so too no one can predict or prevent the twists and turns of fate. This expression and the analogous that’s the way the cookie crumbles are usually said in resignation to a fait accompli.

ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.resignation - acceptance of despairresignation - acceptance of despair                
despair - the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well; "they moaned in despair and dismay"; "one harsh word would send her into the depths of despair"
defeatism - acceptance of the inevitability of defeat
2.resignation - the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)
speech act - the use of language to perform some act
abdication, stepping down - a formal resignation and renunciation of powers
renouncement, renunciation - an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
3.resignation - a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign; "he submitted his resignation as of next month"
document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
abdication, stepping down - the act of abdicating

resignation
Translations
resignation [ˌrezɪgˈneɪʃən] N
1. (= act) → dimisión f, renuncia f
to offer or send in or hand in or submit one's resignationpresentar la dimisión
2. (= state) → resignación f (to a) to await sth with resignationesperar algo resignado, esperar algo con resignación
resignation [ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃən] n
(from job, post, office)démission f
to tender one's resignation → donner sa démission
to announce one's resignation → annoncer sa démission
(= acceptance) → résignation f
resignation
n
(from public appointment, committee) → Rücktritt m; (of employee)Kündigung f; (of civil servant, clergyman)Amtsniederlegung f; (of teacher)Ausscheiden ntaus dem Dienst; to hand in or tender (form) one’s resignationseinen Rücktritt/seine Kündigung einreichen/sein Amt niederlegen/aus dem Dienst ausscheiden
(= mental state)Resignation f (→ to gegenüber +dat), → Ergebung f (→ to in +acc)
(form, of right, claim etc) → Verzicht m (→ of auf +acc)
resignation [ˌrɛzɪgˈneɪʃn] n
a. (from job) → dimissioni fpl
to tender one's resignation → dare le dimissioni
b. (mental state) → rassegnazione f


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Joy and peace are not resignation; resignation is the willing endurance of a pain that is not allayed, that you don't expect to be allayed.
Following on the Odes, we have much written in the same style, more often than not by women, or songs possibly written to be sung by them, always in a minor key, fraught with sadness, yet full of quiet resignation and pathos.
As Oliver accompanied his master in most of his adult expeditions too, in order that he might acquire that equanimity of demeanour and full command of nerve which was essential to a finished undertaker, he had many opportunities of observing the beautiful resignation and fortitude with which some strong-minded people bear their trials and losses.
 
 
 
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