All 3 Uses
resignation
in
Harry Potter (#2) and the Chamber of Secrets
(Edited)
- "Yes," said Harry heavily, resigned to explaining the complicated rules of Quidditch.
p. 106.9resigned = as though having accepted something unpleasant as unavoidable
- Mr. Lucius Malfoy, a governor of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where the enchanted car crashed earlier this year, called today for Mr. Weasley's resignation.
p. 222.1 *resignation = quitting from his position at work
- Ron sighed as though resigned to the worst, "I'm ready. Let's go."
p. 272.4 *resigned = having accepted 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) 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."