resignation

US /ˌrɛzɪɡˈneʃən/

UK /ˌrezɪgˈneɪʃn/

B1

noun

  • Reluctant acceptance when a thing can't be avoided
  • Act of leaving a job because you want to

other

  • The acceptance of something undesirable but inevitable.
  • An act of resigning.

Examples

A scandal led to his resignation from office.

She tendered her resignation on grounds of ill health.