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- pronunciation:
- re
zihg
neI
sh
 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the giving up of a job, office, or other position, or a formal letter of intent to do so.
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| definition 2: |
unresisting or passive acceptance.
- similar words:
- acceptance
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| related words: |
despair, patience |
adjective + (n.)resignation
abrupt, bitter, cheerful, forced, grim, high-level, immediate, mass, passive, philosophical, provisional, quiet, stoic, subsequent, sudden, unexpected, voluntary, wistful
verb + (n.)resignation
accept,
anger,
announce,
call,
contemplate,
culminate,
demand,
force,
hand,
lead,
offer,
precipitate,
prompt,
provoke,
regret,
request,
rescind,
resign,
result,
shrug,
sigh,
signify,
spark,
submit,
tender,
time
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(n.)resignation
+ verb
bind, bow, protest, refuse, stem
noun + (n.)resignation
acceptance,
anger,
call,
cardinal,
defeat,
demand,
denial,
despair,
desperation,
disappointment,
dismissal,
ethics,
eve,
frustration,
gesture,
governor,
hint,
indictment,
letter,
look,
mixture,
outcry,
parliament,
patience,
rep,
rumor,
sadness,
scandal,
sec,
shock,
sigh,
surprise,
tenet,
wake,
weld
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The word resignation
contains the following parts:
re-
Latin
prefix
that means again; back or back again
  More about this word part:
The prefix re-
occurs in verbs that are Latin loanwords, where it can mean "again" (revise
) or "back again" (reflect
). It also attaches to English verbs (replay
, rewind) with both meanings. Any verb can be prefixed by "re-
" to indicate that an action is repeated. No hyphen is necessary unless the word formed is identical to an existing word (re-sign the document, but resign
from a job).
Example words:
irrefragable, irremissible, irrevocable, re-coil, re-cover, react, reappear, rebuild, recall, recede, recoil, reconstruct, record, recover, redo, reflect, reflection, regress, reheat, relive, remissible, remit, remove, renew, renewal, repaint, repay, replay, replete, report, reporter, reservation, resign, resignation, respect, retract, reverse, reversible, revert, review, revise, revision, revive, revolve, revolution, rewrite, rebel, rebellious
sign
Latin
root
that means mark, sign
Example words:
assign, assignation, consign, design, designate, ensign, insignia, resign, resignation, sign, signature, significant, signify
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