Associations to the word «Resignation»

Wiktionary

RESIGNATION, noun. The act of resigning.
RESIGNATION, noun. A written or oral declaration that one resigns.
RESIGNATION, noun. State of uncomplaining, utter frustration.

Dictionary definition

RESIGNATION, noun. Acceptance of despair.
RESIGNATION, noun. The act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.).
RESIGNATION, noun. A formal document giving notice of your intention to resign; "he submitted his resignation as of next month".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats