All 5 Uses of
resignation
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- But these are not thoughts befitting me; I will endeavour to resign myself cheerfully to death and will indulge a hope of meeting you in another world.
p. 45.0resign = surrender (accept as unavoidable)
- I leave a sad and bitter world; and if you remember me and think of me as of one unjustly condemned, I am resigned to the fate awaiting me.
p. 89.1 *resigned = comfortable with having accepted something undesired as unavoidable
- "and I feel as if I could die in peace now that my innocence is acknowledged by you, dear lady, and your cousin."
...She indeed gained the resignation she desired.p. 89.7resignation = comfort with having accepted something undesired as unavoidable
- When reason returned, she would remonstrate and endeavour to inspire me with resignation.
p. 194.6resignation = comfort with acceptance of something undesired as unavoidable
- It is well for the unfortunate to be resigned, but for the guilty there is no peace.
p. 194.6resigned = comfortable with accepting something undesired as unavoidable
Definitions:
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(1)
(resignation as in: submitted her resignation) to quit -- especially a job or position; or a document expressing such an act
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(2)
(resignation as in: accepted it with resignation) acceptance of something undesired as unavoidable or the lesser of evils
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
To resign can also more specifically mean to surrender or give up as in "I was clearly going to lose the chess game, so I resigned;" or "She resigned all pretense."