resigned

UK: /rɪˈzaɪnd/ US: /rɪˈzaɪnd/ ,(ri zīnd′)

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re•signed /rɪˈzaɪnd/   adj. 

1. accepting; submissive:
   a resigned look of despair.

re•sign•ed•ly /rɪˈzaɪnɪdli/  adv. See -sign-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

re•signed  (ri zīnd′), adj. 

1. submissive or acquiescent.
2. characterized by or indicative of resignation.

• 1645–55; resign + -ed²

re•sign•ed•ly  (ri zī′nid lē), adv.  re•sign′ed•ness, n. 

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resigned / rɪˈzaɪnd/ adjective

1. characteristic of or proceeding from an attitude of resignation; acquiescent or submissive

resignedly / rɪˈzaɪnɪdlɪ/ adverb

reˈsignedness noun

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re•sign /rɪˈzaɪn/   v. 

1. to give up an office or position: [~ + from + object]
   was forced to resign from the job.
   [~ + object]
   The officer resigned his commission.
2. to give up (oneself, one's mind, etc.) without struggle or resistance:
   [~ + oneself] He resigned himself to failure.

See -sign-.

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resign / rɪˈzaɪn/ verb

1. when intr, often followed by from: to give up tenure of (a job, office, etc)
2. (transitive) to reconcile (oneself) to; yield: to resign oneself to death
3. (transitive) to give up (a right, claim, etc); relinquish

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French resigner, from Latin resignāre to unseal, invalidate, destroy, from re- + signāre to seal; see sign

reˈsigner noun