All 4 Uses of
acquiesce
in
Steppenwolf
- Now there are times when a whole generation is caught in this way between two ages, two modes of life, with the consequence that it loses all power to understand itself and has no standard, no security, no simple acquiescence.†
- Haller belongs to those who have been caught between two ages, who are outside of all security and simple acquiescence.
*acquiescence = reluctant compliance
- These eyes of hers seemed to have suffered all imaginable suffering and to have acquiesced in it.†
- My heart was contracted with misery and dread, but I was ready and acquiescent.†
Definition:
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(acquiesce) reluctant or unenthusiastic compliance, consent, or agreement