The Only Use
acquiesce
in
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(Edited)
- no one has ever suffered such torments ... and yet even to these, habit brought ... a certain callousness of soul, a certain acquiescence of despair;
p. 107.3acquiescence = reluctant acceptance
Definitions:
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(1)
(acquiesce) reluctant or unenthusiastic compliance, consent, or agreement
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)